{"id":9454,"date":"2022-03-17T14:26:54","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T14:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2022\/03\/17\/bbc-agrees-settlement-with-dianas-private-secretary\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T14:26:54","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T14:26:54","slug":"bbc-agrees-settlement-with-dianas-private-secretary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2022\/03\/17\/bbc-agrees-settlement-with-dianas-private-secretary\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC agrees settlement with Diana&#8217;s private secretary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div >\n<p>The BBC paid Diana, the private secretary of the Princess of Wales, Patrick Jephson, a &#8220;substantial sum&#8221; of damages and apologized profusely for the &#8220;damage caused to him&#8221; over Martin Bashir&#8217;s panoramic interview.<\/p>\n<p>Lord Dyson, a former master of roles and head of civil justice, was appointed to look into the circumstances surrounding the explosive 1995 interview that made Diana famous and said, &#8220;Well, there were three of us in this Marriage, so it was a bit full. &#8220;<\/p>\n<p>The investigation was launched after Earl Spencer alleged that Bashir had shown him forged financial documents concerning his sister&#8217;s former private secretary and another former royal household member and told unusual and untrue stories about the royal family for access to the princess. to get.<\/p>\n<p>The documents incorrectly suggested that people be paid to keep the princess under surveillance.<\/p>\n<figure ><span ><br \/>\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 80 47\"><path d=\"M21.1755 46.9861c9.3976 0 17.1853-7.724 17.1853-17.1216 0-9.4612-7.724-17.12-17.1216-17.12-9.4612 0-17.249 7.6588-17.249 17.12 0 3.7339 1.2882 7.4677 3.476 10.4914l-.129.129c-3.8613-4.1829-6.0507-9.9118-6.0507-16.0898 0-12.7445 10.3625-23.3012 23.107-23.3012 4.1845 0 8.1747 1.0302 11.5216 2.8963l.5796-.9649C32.9535 1.094 28.6417 0 24.3298 0 10.8768 0 0 10.8784 0 24.3951c0 14.0947 9.7192 22.591 21.1755 22.591m41.4727 0c9.3959 0 17.1836-7.724 17.1836-17.1216 0-9.4612-7.7224-17.12-17.12-17.12-9.4612 0-17.249 7.6588-17.249 17.12 0 3.7339 1.2866 7.4677 3.4743 10.4914l-.1273.129c-3.8629-4.1829-6.0506-9.9118-6.0506-16.0898 0-12.7445 10.3624-23.3012 23.107-23.3012 4.1828 0 8.173 1.0302 11.52 2.8963l.5795-.9649C74.4261 1.094 70.1143 0 65.8008 0 52.3494 0 41.471 10.8784 41.471 24.3951c0 14.0947 9.7192 22.591 21.1772 22.591\" fill=\"#ec1a2e\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>After more than 25 years, it&#8217;s a relief to finally come to a conclusion of this painful episode<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Patrick Jephson<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>In a statement, the BBC said: &#8220;The BBC accepts and acknowledges that serious harm was caused to Commander Jephson as a result of the circumstances in which the 1995 interview with Diana, Princess of Wales, was obtained, which became apparent as a result. of the Dyson report.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The BBC apologizes to Commander Jephson for the damage he caused and has paid his legal costs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The BBC has also paid Commander Jephson a substantial sum of damages which he intends to donate to British charities nominated by him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mr Jephson told the PA news agency that he was donating the money to Ty Hafan, a children&#8217;s hospice for which he helped organize Diana&#8217;s patronage in 1995 &#8211; the year of the Bashir interview.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8220;After more than 25 years, it&#8217;s a relief to finally come to an end to this painful episode.<\/p>\n<figure ><amp-img src=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2022\/03\/17\/12\/cf21b638093fee7e8747822c499beb3cY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjQ3NjA2MTY5-2.1016921.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=982&amp;height=726&amp;auto=webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2022\/03\/17\/12\/cf21b638093fee7e8747822c499beb3cY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjQ3NjA2MTY5-2.1016921.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=320&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=674:1516,smart 320w, https:\/\/static.independent.co.uk\/2022\/03\/17\/12\/cf21b638093fee7e8747822c499beb3cY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjQ3NjA2MTY5-2.1016921.jpg?quality=75&amp;width=640&amp;auto=webp&amp;crop=674:1516,smart 640w\" alt=\"The Princess of Wales with her private secretary, Patrick Jephson, at a tennis match in Hong Kong (Martin Keene\/PA)\" height=\"1516\" width=\"674\" layout=\"responsive\" ><i-amphtml-sizer \/><\/amp-img><figcaption >\n<p>The Princess of Wales with her Private Secretary, Patrick Jephson, at a Tennis Match in Hong Kong (Martin Keene \/ PA)<\/p>\n<p>    (PA Archive)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;I am grateful to Lord Dyson and to the journalists whose toughness has brought the truth to light and I now look forward to donating the damage I do to Ty Hafan, the Hospice for Children in Wales, in memory of who were later awarded Diana, Princess of Wales. &#8220;<\/p>\n<p><interaction \/><\/p>\n<p>The Dyson investigation found that the BBC had covered up &#8220;misleading behavior&#8221; used by Bashir to secure his exclusive interview with Diana for securing the world&#8217;s hit, and &#8220;did not fall to high standards of integrity and transparency&#8221; &#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>The journalist was in &#8220;serious breach&#8221; of BBC producer guidelines when he falsified bank statements and showed them to Earl Spencer to gain access to the princess in 1995, Lord Dyson reported.<\/p>\n<p>In a tweet, Diana&#8217;s brother Earl Spencer said: &#8220;The right result &#8211; terrifying what Patrick Jephson has to go through as a result of grotesque &#8216;journalism&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Also awful that it&#8217;s been covered by seniors on @BBCNews for so long &#8211; it&#8217;s going to be more about all this before long.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The 1995 interview was watched by 23 million people in the UK and won Bashir and Bafta in 1996.<\/p>\n<p>After Lord Dyson&#8217;s report was published, Bashir apologized, adding that it was &#8220;a stupid thing to do&#8221; but he will &#8220;always remain extremely proud of this interview&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Ireland-born Jephson is now a historical adviser on the award-winning Netflix series The Crown.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The BBC paid Diana, the private secretary of the Princess of Wales, Patrick Jephson, a &#8220;substantial sum&#8221; 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