Did Princess Diana lose royal security after Martin Bashir BBC interview? Entertainment Mon, May 24, 2021 Princess Diana’s former butler Paul Burrell has refuted claims that her BBC interview with Martin Bashir was the culprit behind her losing her royal security. Speaking on Good Morning Britain, the former butler said that the Princess of Wales had dismissed her security two years prior to her Panorama interview. "The Princess dismissed her security staff in 1993, two years before the Panorama interview," he said. "Her security detail had nothing to do with Panorama or, then, the acceleration towards the end of her life. "So that's not true, she didn't have any security at that time."