Two BBC whistleblowers who tried to highlight the deceitful methods employed by Martin Bashir to obtain his explosive interview with Diana, Princess of Wales, have attacked the corporation’s “generic” apology.
Graphic designer Matt Wiessler, who was commissioned by Bashir to create mocked-up documents, has long claimed he was made the scapegoat for the scandal.
The report by Lord Dyson, former master of the rolls and head of civil justice, which was published on Thursday, found Bashir “deceived” Diana into agreeing to the interview.
The journalist commissioned falsified documents purporting to show payments into the bank account of Alan Waller, a former employee of Earl Spencer; Patrick Jephson, Diana’s private secretary; and Richard Aylard, private secretary to the Prince of Wales, the report found.