Princess Diana ‘deeply regretted’ infamous Panorama interview, says confidante
Diana, Princess of Wales left the world speechless when she openly discussed every nook and cranny of life as a senior member of the Royal Family.
The former Princess spoke openly about her husband, Prince Charles' infidelity and how the institution she had married into didn't want her to one day become Queen.
Speaking to veteran broadcaster Martin Bashir, Diana is said to have "burnt her bridges" with the Windsor family, which ultimately led to her downfall.
With the 25th anniversary of the interview pending, Channel 4 have commissioned their own documentary to explore the bombshell BBC Panorama interview which was viewed by 23 million people.
Diana: The Truth Behind the Interview will look into claims that the aristocrat was seduced into speaking to Bashir after allegedly being shown forged bank statements.
However, the BBC says that Diana was never shown such documents and they "played no part in her decision" to speak candidly.
Patrick Jephson, Diana's private secretary and contributor to the new documentary claimed that she "deeply regretted" opening up to the BBC.
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He claims that Prince William's mother had only informed him about the interview just one week before it was broadcast across the world, saying Diana was "not at all confident about what she had done."
Royal reporter Phil Dampier has claimed that the interview led to "the beginning of the end" of Diana.
Dampier said: "Panorama was the watershed moment when the Queen finally decided enough is enough," according to The Telegraph.
He went on to say: "Diana then became increasingly isolated and started to fall out with the people closest to her."
Dampier added: "If it wasn't for the Panorama interview, who knows what might have happened?"
It's said that Diana had been left convinced that the Windsor family had wanted her "out of the picture" and that there had been plots against her.
This claim was echoed by Diana's biographer, Andrew Morton who said: "She lived in a world of anxiety and possible surveillance,
"Diana was afraid of being bumped off, simple as that."
During the famous interview, Diana sent shockwaves across the world when she said "there were three of us in the marriage," referencing Prince Charle's relationship with Camilla Parker-Bowles, now his second wife.
Diana: The Truth Behind the Interview airs on Channel 4, tonight at 9pm.
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