The BBC has apologized to the former nanny to Princes William and Harry over “false and malicious” claims made against her as part of a journalist’s attempt to obtain an exclusive television interview with Princess Diana.
BBC director-general Tim Davie said the corporation has agreed to pay “substantial damages” to Pettifer. The broadcaster had “failed to ask the tough questions” about how the Diana interview was obtained, he added.
William and Harry have strongly criticized the BBC for its shortcomings after an investigation found that one of its journalists, Martin Bashir, used deceitful means to secure the explosive Diana interview in 1995. Pettifer's lawyer, Louise Prince, said the former nanny hadn't known the source of the allegations against her over the past 25 years. But it now appeared likely that the claims arose as part of the BBC's efforts to procure the Diana interview, Prince said.
Princes William and Harry unveiled a statue of their mother, Princess Diana, on what would have been her 60th birthday in a ceremony at London’s Kensington Palace.
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