{"id":143,"date":"2020-11-09T17:58:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-09T17:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amnewsworld.com\/?p=143"},"modified":"2025-05-04T02:57:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T02:57:31","slug":"princess-diana-panorama-interview-graphic-designer-demands-apology-from-the-bbc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amnewsworld.com\/fi\/princess-diana-panorama-interview-graphic-designer-demands-apology-from-the-bbc\/","title":{"rendered":"Princess Diana Panorama interview: Graphic designer demands apology from the BBC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Graphic designer Matt Wiessler says he was asked to make fake statements by Martin Bashir before the sensational royal interview.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A graphic designer who created counterfeit bank statements which are alleged to have been used to persuade Princess Diana to take part in her 1995 tell-all TV interview is demanding an apology from the BBC.<\/p>\n<p>Matt Wiessler says he mocked up two documents at the request of Martin Bashir, the journalist who conducted the landmark Panorama interview with the\u00a0<strong>Princess of Wale.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The late princess&#8217; younger sibling, Earl Spencer, is now demanding an independent inquiry into the interview, as well as a posthumous apology to his sister and a donation to charities set up in her memory.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-image\">\n<figure class=\"sdc-article-image__figure\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-image__wrapper\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sdc-article-image__item\" src=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/20\/11\/768x432\/skynews-princess-diana-martin-bashir_5166718.jpg?bypass-service-worker&amp;20201109112821\" alt=\"Pic: The Diana interview\/ITV\" data-lazy-loaded=\"true\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sdc-article-image__caption\"><span class=\"sdc-article-image__visually-hidden\">Image:<\/span><span class=\"sdc-article-image__caption-text\">Revelations included &#8216;three people&#8217; being in the royal marriage. Pic: ITV<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Speaking for the first time on TV for new ITV documentary The Diana Interview: Revenge Of A Princess, Mr Wiessler says he&#8217;s been made a scapegoat by the BBC.<\/p>\n<p>He told the programme: &#8220;I&#8217;ve agreed to talk to you because I&#8217;m this guy that&#8217;s remembered for forging the document and I want to clear my name.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He says the documents he was asked to create allegedly falsely showed that people were being paid for surveillance on the princess.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--teads\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-au \" data-ad-format=\"teads\" data-type=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-advert-rendered=\"1x1\">\n<div id=\"teads\" class=\"sdc-site-au__teads\" data-role=\"ad-container\" data-config=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;teads&quot;,&quot;ad-type&quot;:&quot;teads&quot;,&quot;targeting&quot;:[],&quot;size&quot;:{&quot;mobile&quot;:[[4,4]],&quot;tablet&quot;:[[4,4]],&quot;desktop&quot;:[[4,4]]}}\" data-targeting=\"{&quot;platform&quot;:&quot;live&quot;,&quot;advert-targeting&quot;:{&quot;platform&quot;:&quot;live&quot;},&quot;artId&quot;:&quot;12128508&quot;}\" data-targeting-strnativekey=\"\" data-targeting-platform=\"\" data-tag=\"20346936\/skynews\/entertainment\/content\" data-component-name=\"sdc-site-mpu\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-tolerance=\"2\" data-init=\"true\" data-slot-called=\"1\" data-google-query-id=\"CJyr_7GD9uwCFcvhGwody7YL6Q\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_20346936\/skynews\/entertainment\/content_2__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mr Wiessler, 58, went on: &#8220;I quite clearly felt that I was the one that was going to be the fall guy in this story.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All I want is for the BBC in this instance to come forward and honestly make an apology. Because it&#8217;s had a huge impact.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He said he was &#8220;blacklisted&#8221;, resulting in his work drying up. He has since left the industry and now works for a bike design company in Devon.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, revelations including Diana describing Camilla Parker Bowles as the &#8220;third person&#8221; in her marriage and her own infidelity with army captain James Hewitt sent shockwaves through the monarchy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-image\">\n<figure class=\"sdc-article-image__figure\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-image__wrapper\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sdc-article-image__item\" src=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/20\/11\/768x432\/skynews-matt-weissler-martin-bashir_5166958.jpg?bypass-service-worker&amp;20201109153504\" alt=\"Matt Weissler was a graphic designer at the BBC from 1986 to 1995. Pic: The Diana Interview\/ITV\" data-lazy-loaded=\"true\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sdc-article-image__caption\"><em><span class=\"sdc-article-image__caption-text\">Matt Weissler was a graphic designer at the BBC from 1986 to 1995. Pic: ITV<\/span><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Responding to the earl&#8217;s call for an enquiry, director general of the BBC Tim Davie said in a statement: &#8220;The BBC is taking this very seriously and we want to get to the truth. We are in the process of commissioning a robust and independent investigation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A 1996 BBC enquiry cleared Bashir of any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p>The earl has called the earlier inquiry a &#8220;whitewash&#8221; and says he has chosen now to speak out as new information has led him to understand that the BBC was aware of the situation.<\/p>\n<p>He has told his 18.3k Twitter followers: &#8220;Many people are, quite understandably, asking why I&#8217;ve waited till now to come forward with the truth about how the BBC Panorama with my sister came about. While I knew that Martin Bashir used fake bank statements and other dishonesty to get my sister to do the interview.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What I only found out two weeks ago, thanks to journalist Andy Webb&#8217;s persistent use of the Freedom of Information Act, is that the BBC also knew. Not only knew about it, but that they covered it up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-strapline sdc-article-strapline--default-layout\" data-component-name=\"sdc-article-strapline\" data-init=\"true\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-strapline__image-wrap\">\n<p>A graphic designer who created counterfeit bank statements which are alleged to have been used to persuade Princess Diana to take part in her 1995 tell-all TV interview is demanding an apology from the BBC.<\/p>\n<p>Matt Wiessler says he mocked up two documents at the request of Martin Bashir, the journalist who conducted the landmark Panorama interview with the\u00a0<strong>Princess of Wales.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-site-outbrain sdc-site-outbrain--AR_6\">\n<div id=\"outbrain_widget_0\" class=\"OUTBRAIN\" data-src=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/princess-diana-panorama-interview-graphic-designer-demands-apology-from-the-bbc-12128508\" data-widget-id=\"AR_6\" data-ob-template=\"bskyb\" data-ob-mark=\"true\" data-browser=\"chrome\" data-os=\"win32\" data-dynload=\"\" data-idx=\"0\">\n<div class=\"ob-widget ob-strip-layout AR_6\" data-dynamic-truncate=\"true\">\n<div class=\"ob-pixels\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The late princess&#8217; younger sibling, Earl Spencer, is now demanding an independent inquiry into the interview, as well as a posthumous apology to his sister and a donation to charities set up in her memory.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-image\">\n<figure class=\"sdc-article-image__figure\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-image__wrapper\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sdc-article-image__item\" src=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/20\/11\/768x432\/skynews-princess-diana-martin-bashir_5166718.jpg?bypass-service-worker&amp;20201109112821\" alt=\"Pic: The Diana interview\/ITV\" data-lazy-loaded=\"true\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sdc-article-image__caption\"><em><span class=\"sdc-article-image__caption-text\">Revelations included &#8216;three people&#8217; being in the royal marriage. Pic: ITV<\/span><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Speaking for the first time on TV for new ITV documentary The Diana Interview: Revenge Of A Princess, Mr Wiessler says he&#8217;s been made a scapegoat by the BBC.<\/p>\n<p>He told the program: &#8220;I&#8217;ve agreed to talk to you because I&#8217;m this guy that&#8217;s remembered for forging the document and I want to clear my name.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He says the documents he was asked to create allegedly falsely showed that people were being paid for surveillance on the princess.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--teads\">\n<div class=\"sdc-site-au \" data-ad-format=\"teads\" data-type=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-advert-rendered=\"1x1\">\n<div id=\"teads\" class=\"sdc-site-au__teads\" data-role=\"ad-container\" data-config=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;teads&quot;,&quot;ad-type&quot;:&quot;teads&quot;,&quot;targeting&quot;:[],&quot;size&quot;:{&quot;mobile&quot;:[[4,4]],&quot;tablet&quot;:[[4,4]],&quot;desktop&quot;:[[4,4]]}}\" data-targeting=\"{&quot;platform&quot;:&quot;live&quot;,&quot;advert-targeting&quot;:{&quot;platform&quot;:&quot;live&quot;},&quot;artId&quot;:&quot;12128508&quot;}\" data-targeting-strnativekey=\"\" data-targeting-platform=\"\" data-tag=\"20346936\/skynews\/entertainment\/content\" data-component-name=\"sdc-site-mpu\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-tolerance=\"2\" data-init=\"true\" data-slot-called=\"1\" data-google-query-id=\"CJyr_7GD9uwCFcvhGwody7YL6Q\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_20346936\/skynews\/entertainment\/content_2__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Mr Wiessler, 58, went on: &#8220;I quite clearly felt that I was the one that was going to be the fall guy in this story.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;All I want is for the BBC in this instance to come forward and honestly make an apology. Because it&#8217;s had a huge impact.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He said he was &#8220;blacklisted&#8221;, resulting in his work drying up. He has since left the industry and now works for a bike design company in Devon.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, revelations including Diana describing Camilla Parker Bowles as the &#8220;third person&#8221; in her marriage and her own infidelity with army captain James Hewitt sent shockwaves through the monarchy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-image\">\n<figure class=\"sdc-article-image__figure\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-image__wrapper\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sdc-article-image__item\" src=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/20\/11\/768x432\/skynews-matt-weissler-martin-bashir_5166958.jpg?bypass-service-worker&amp;20201109153504\" alt=\"Matt Weissler was a graphic designer at the BBC from 1986 to 1995. Pic: The Diana Interview\/ITV\" data-lazy-loaded=\"true\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sdc-article-image__caption\"><em><span class=\"sdc-article-image__caption-text\">Matt Weissler was a graphic designer at the BBC from 1986 to 1995. Pic: ITV<\/span><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Responding to the earl&#8217;s call for an enquiry, director general of the BBC Tim Davie said in a statement: &#8220;The BBC is taking this very seriously and we want to get to the truth. We are in the process of commissioning a robust and independent investigation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A 1996 BBC enquiry cleared Bashir of any wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p>The earl has called the earlier inquiry a &#8220;whitewash&#8221; and says he has chosen now to speak out as new information has led him to understand that the BBC was aware of the situation.<\/p>\n<p>He has told his 18.3k Twitter followers: &#8220;Many people are, quite understandably, asking why I&#8217;ve waited till now to come forward with the truth about how the BBC Panorama with my sister came about. While I knew that Martin Bashir used fake bank statements and other dishonesty to get my sister to do the interview.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What I only found out two weeks ago, thanks to journalist Andy Webb&#8217;s persistent use of the Freedom of Information Act, is that the BBC also knew. Not only knew about it, but that they covered it up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-strapline sdc-article-strapline--default-layout\" data-component-name=\"sdc-article-strapline\" data-init=\"true\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-strapline__image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sdc-article-strapline__image\" src=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/20\/11\/512x512\/skynews-martin-bashir-journalist_5166219.jpg\" alt=\"Who is Martin Bashir? The BBC journalist at the heart of the Princess Diana interview scandal\" data-lazy-loaded=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-strapline__body\">\n<h3 class=\"sdc-article-strapline__title\">Who is Martin Bashir? The BBC journalist at the heart of the Princess Diana interview scandal<\/h3>\n<p class=\"sdc-article-strapline__text\">The BBC journalist made his name with his 1995 Princess Diana interview, and he&#8217;s grilled Michael Jackson and appeared on Celebrity X Factor too.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Earlier in the week, he shared a childhood photo of him and Diana as children.<\/p>\n<p>The earl says the counterfeit documents related to alleged payments made to two members of the royal household by the security services for information about the princess. He says he would never have put his sister in contact with Bashir had he not seen the statements.<\/p>\n<p>In the ITV documentary, Mr Wiessler describes the 1995 phone call in which he says Bashir asked him to urgently create the documents.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-image\">\n<figure class=\"sdc-article-image__figure\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-image__wrapper\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sdc-article-image__item\" src=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/20\/11\/768x432\/skynews-charles-spencer-princess-diana_5160961.jpg?bypass-service-worker&amp;20201104104858\" alt=\"Princess Diana&#039;s brother Earl Charles Spencer announces a Diana exhibit in downtown Toronto.\u2026\" data-lazy-loaded=\"true\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sdc-article-image__caption\"><em><span class=\"sdc-article-image__caption-text\">Earl Spencer has criticized\u00a0the BBC for not &#8216;facing up&#8217; to allegations<\/span><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-tweet\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-tweet__inner\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-tweet__content\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Martin asked me to make up a couple of bank statements about people being paid to do surveillance that he needed the following day.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And he did say that they were just going to be used as copies&#8230; I had never been briefed in that way before.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8220;There was a name on one of the statements that had been used in a previous Panorama program I did with Martin and I just thought &#8216;you can&#8217;t repeat the same name in two completely different projects.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&#8216;It must mean that current project you&#8217;re working on is fake&#8217;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-podcast\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-podcast__inner\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-podcast__content\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>:: Subscribe to the Backstage podcast on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/backstage\/id1449619878\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL3Nob3cvMzI4NzI1MS9lcGlzb2Rlcy9mZWVk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Podcasts<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5lUMl2swObUj56TGMibLzm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spotify<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/show\/backstage_17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spreaker<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mr Wiessler says computer discs containing back-up copies of the statement were later stolen from his house.<\/p>\n<p>The BBC says Bashir is currently\u00a0<strong>seriously unwell with COVID-related complications<\/strong>\u00a0following quadruple heart bypass surgery and so not in a position to respond to allegations.<\/p>\n<p>A photo reportedly showing Bashir following an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/bbc-investigating-as-seriously-unwell-martin-bashir-photographed-after-visiting-takeaway-12128061\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>alleged visit to a takeaway<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and wine shop was printed in The Mail On Sunday this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The paper says the picture was taken on Friday evening outside the 57-year-old&#8217;s north London home.<\/p>\n<p>The two-part documentary, The Diana Interview: Revenge Of A Princess, starts on ITV at 9pm tonight, with the second episode airing on Tuesday at the same time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-strapline__body\">\n<h3 class=\"sdc-article-strapline__title\">Who is Martin Bashir? The BBC journalist at the heart of the Princess Diana interview scandal<\/h3>\n<p class=\"sdc-article-strapline__text\">The BBC journalist made his name with his 1995 Princess Diana interview, and he&#8217;s grilled Michael Jackson and appeared on Celebrity X Factor too.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Earlier in the week, he shared a childhood photo of him and Diana as children.<\/p>\n<p>The earl says the counterfeit documents related to alleged payments made to two members of the royal household by the security services for information about the princess. He says he would never have put his sister in contact with Bashir had he not seen the statements.<\/p>\n<p>In the ITV documentary, Mr Wiessler describes the 1995 phone call in which he says Bashir asked him to urgently create the documents.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-image\">\n<figure class=\"sdc-article-image__figure\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-image__wrapper\" data-aspect-ratio=\"16\/9\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sdc-article-image__item\" src=\"https:\/\/e3.365dm.com\/20\/11\/768x432\/skynews-charles-spencer-princess-diana_5160961.jpg?bypass-service-worker&amp;20201104104858\" alt=\"Princess Diana&#039;s brother Earl Charles Spencer announces a Diana exhibit in downtown Toronto.\u2026\" data-lazy-loaded=\"true\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"sdc-article-image__caption\"><em><span class=\"sdc-article-image__caption-text\">Earl Spencer has criticized the BBC for not &#8216;facing up&#8217; to allegations<\/span><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-tweet\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-tweet__inner\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-tweet__content\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Martin asked me to make up a couple of bank statements about people being paid to do surveillance that he needed the following day.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And he did say that they were just going to be used as copies&#8230; I had never been briefed in that way before.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8220;There was a name on one of the statements that had been used in a previous Panorama programme I did with Martin and I just thought &#8216;you can&#8217;t repeat the same name in two completely different projects.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&#8216;It must mean that current project you&#8217;re working on is fake&#8217;.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"sdc-article-widget sdc-article-podcast\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-podcast__inner\">\n<div class=\"sdc-article-podcast__content\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>:: Subscribe to the Backstage podcast on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/gb\/podcast\/backstage\/id1449619878\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc3ByZWFrZXIuY29tL3Nob3cvMzI4NzI1MS9lcGlzb2Rlcy9mZWVk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Google Podcasts<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5lUMl2swObUj56TGMibLzm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spotify<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreaker.com\/show\/backstage_17\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spreaker<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mr Wiessler says computer discs containing back-up copies of the statement were later stolen from his house.<\/p>\n<p>The BBC says Bashir is currently\u00a0<strong>seriously unwell with COVID-related complications<\/strong>\u00a0following quadruple heart bypass surgery and so not in a position to respond to allegations.<\/p>\n<p>A photo reportedly showing Bashir following an\u00a0<strong>alleged visit to a takeaway<\/strong>\u00a0and wine shop was printed in The Mail On Sunday this weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The paper says the picture was taken on Friday evening outside the 57-year-old&#8217;s north London home.<\/p>\n<p>The two-part documentary, The Diana Interview: Revenge Of A Princess, starts on ITV at 9pm tonight, with the second episode airing on Tuesday at the same time.<\/p>\n<p><em>Sky News.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Graphic designer Matt Wiessler says he was asked to make fake statements by Martin Bashir before the sensational royal interview. 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