Princess Diana's former aide gets apology, 'substantial sum' from BBC over Martin Bashir interview
Patrick Jephson said he plans to donate the money to a children's hospice associated with Princess Diana.
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Patrick Jephson said he plans to donate the money to a children's hospice associated with Princess Diana.
The BBC acknowledged it caused Patrick Jephson "serious harm" because of Martin Bashir's 1995 interview with Diana.
Princess Diana's former private secretary admitted it is still "very hard to process" the fact she died falsely thinking he had "betrayed" her after Martin Bashir showed her fake bank
Pool Photograph/Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images(LONDON) -- A former aide to the late Princess Diana has received an apology and "substantial sum" from the BBC over a 1995 interview Diana gave to then-BBC journalist Martin Bashir. The aide, Patrick Jephson, who served for eight years as Diana's private secretary, received the apology and damages from the BBC after an independent investigation, known as the Dyson Report, found that Bashir "deceived and induced" to secure the interview with Diana. Bashir is accused in the report of showing Diana's brother, Earl Charle...
The BBC also apologised to Patrick Jephson 'unreservedly' for Mr Bashir's actions