Former BBC director-general Lord Tony Hall has said he is “deeply sorry” to the Duke of Cambridge for the “hurt” caused by the Panorama interview scandal involving Diana, Princess of Wales. Appearing before the committee Lord Hall said he had not since spoken directly to William to express his remorse. He said: “We did what we thought was right at the time, investigating Martin Bashir not once but twice. Expand Close Lord Hall (House of Commons/PA) / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp Lord Hall (House of Commons/PA)“But it was me trying to work out, ‘Could I trust this man or not?’”Lord Hall said Mr Bashir was quizzed during the internal investigation for an hour-and-a-half and he was “in tears”. “I regret the language that we used about Mr Wiessler and I think we could have managed it better,” Lord Hall said.

Source: Irish Independent June 15, 2021 10:49 UTC