Prince William carries ‘wound that will not heal’ from interview that shattered Princess Diana’s life: author
Author Andy Webb reveals Prince William is traumatized by Princess Diana’s manipulated 1995 ‘Panorama’ interview
Prince William has endured the private agony of knowing how deeply his mother was betrayed — and now he’s determined to find the truth.
“I’ve been discreet because I’ve gone as far as I was advised to go,” Andy Webb, author of “Dianarama,” told Fox News Digital. “I describe William as having a wound that will not heal. It’s been made clear to me that he needs to know what happened. I think the impact on William must have been absolutely traumatic. He’s decided that the time has come. He needs to know. He really wants to know what went down 30 years ago.”
In November 1995, Princess Diana secretly gave an explosive interview to journalist Martin Bashir for the BBC investigative program “Panorama.” The then-34-year-old, who was already separated from her husband, Prince Charles, detailed how her marriage had failed because the future king, then 47, was still in love with his mistress, Camilla Parker Bowles.
A split side-by-side image of Prince William and Princess Diana looking serious.
Author Andy Webb told Fox News Digital that Prince William still grapples with the fallout from Princess Diana’s 1995 “Panorama” interview — a moment many loved ones believe altered her fate. (Ian Vogler – WPA Pool/Getty Images; Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images)
Diana’s many revelations, including her battle with bulimia and how she deliberately hurt herself in a desperate bid for help, shocked millions. The princess never realized she had been manipulated into speaking out — a decision her loved ones believe led to her death.
Webb, an investigative journalist, has spent 20 years uncovering what he described as the network’s cover-up. It was later revealed that Bashir used false documents and other dishonest tactics to persuade Diana to agree to the interview.
Book cover for “Dianarama.”
“Dianarama: Deception, Entrapment, Cover-Up: The Betrayal of Princess Diana” by Andy Webb is available now. (Pegasus Books)
Speaking to Diana’s brother Earl Charles Spencer — himself deceived by Bashir’s tactics — Webb revealed that the journalist had presented forged bank statements, claimed William’s watch was a listening device, alleged palace staff were monitoring Diana, and even suggested Charles wanted her killed to marry the boys’ nanny and take her children away.
Bashir even produced a forged document that suggested the nanny, Tiggy Legge-Bourke, had undergone an abortion paid for by Charles.
Fox News Digital reached out to Bashir for comment about Webb’s book. The 62-year-old, who resigned from the BBC in 2021 citing health reasons, said he deeply regretted falsifying the bank statements, calling it a “stupid thing to do.” He added that he felt it had “no bearing whatsoever on Princess Diana’s personal choice to take part in the interview.”
Princess Diana wearing a blue pinstripe blazer looking downcast.
Andy Webb is the writer and award-winning filmmaker who first obtained the secret files that broke the story of Princess Diana’s betrayal by journalist Martin Bashir. (Anwar Hussein/WireImage/Getty Images)
Webb said the consequences of Bashir’s deceit were catastrophic. Consumed by isolation and mistrust, Diana began purging her inner circle, letting go of trusted aides — including her longtime chauffeur — after Bashir reportedly
