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Prince William has refused to comment when asked about an apology by the journalist who tricked his mother Princess Diana into a damning tell-all interview.
The Duke of Cambridge has been on a week-long visit to Scotland and was meeting with people at the Grassmarket Community Project in Edinburgh when he was asked about Martin Bashir.
Speaking to the
Sunday Times, Bashir said he never wanted to harm the Princes of Wales with the 1995 Panorama interview, adding: I don t believe we did .
Princess Diana in the Panorama interview (left), Martin Bashir in November 2019 (right). (BBC/WireImage)
The Earl and Countess of Strathearn (as they are known in Scotland) spoke with staff and CEO
Neil Richardson about the work there, which includes addiction, crime and mental health challenges among citizens of the UK.
Earlier in the weekend,
Prince William was seen during a visit to Queens Bay Lodge Care Home, that is run by the Church of Scotland through Cross Reach, to meet with staff, residents and families to hear about the impact of COVID-19 on the home.
While there,
Betty Magee, told him.
William also stopped by the Grassmarket Community Project, a social enterprise set up by Greyfriars Kirk (Church of Scotland), where he learned how to make a bit of furniture from recycled pews and other responsibly-resourced wood.
As Prince William was leaving an event in Edinburgh he was asked by a reporter whether he had seen Martin Bashir s apology over the 1995 interview with his mother but did not respond.
Updated: 23 May 2021, 17:08
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PRITI Patel has slammed the BBC and refused to rule out criminal prosecutions over its 1995 interview with Princess Diana.
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Martin Bashir used deceitful methods to secure the interview, a report has foundCredit: PA
Ms Patel added that the mid-term review of the BBC would be a very, very significant moment for the corporation - where lessons have to be learned .
She told Sky News s Trevor Phillips: If there is subsequent action that needs to be taken, then clearly - alongside the publication of this report and lessons being learned and changes, changes to the institution, structure, governance, accountability - then that will follow.
The Duke of Cambridge ignored a question about Martin Bashir’s apology over the Panorama interview with his mother as he continued his visit to Scotland on Sunday.
The duke tried his hand at woodworking as he visited the Grassmarket Community Project – which provides sanctuary and support for vulnerable people through community innovation and social enterprise – in Edinburgh.
The project was developed in partnership between Greyfriars Kirk (Church of Scotland) and Grassmarket Mission in 1982 and became a standalone charity in 2010.
As he left, the duke was asked by a reporter whether he had seen Martin Bashir’s apology over the 1995 interview with his mother but did not respond.