With Lord Dyson’s report into Martin Bashir’s 1995 interview with Diana, Princess of Wales set to be published, here is a timeline of events.
– 1986
![Diana, Princess of Wales Panorama interview](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/8f675862db4f1799966baf912700a74eY29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjIxNTQ2OTAx/2.59773121.jpg?w=640)
Bashir joins the BBC as a news correspondent and works on programmes including Songs Of Praise and Public Eye.
– November 1995
The Panorama interview airs on BBC One with Diana famously saying: “Well, there were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded”.
– 1996
Former BBC director-general Lord Hall, then head of news, leads an internal investigation into the circumstances surrounding Diana’s appearance. Earl Spencer, brother of Diana, later alleged the inquiry was a “whitewash”.
– 1997
Diana is killed in a car crash in Paris in August 1997. She was in a car with her partner, Dodi Fayed, who also died.
– 1999
Bashir leaves the BBC and joins ITV where he works on documentary specials and features for Trevor McDonald.
![Martin Bashir](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/25cff68811d43343c10c85b129eb7360Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjIxNTQ3MTU2/2.1021421.jpg?w=640)
– 2016
Bashir returns to the BBC as religious affairs correspondent before being made religion editor.
October 2020
The BBC says Bashir is “seriously unwell” with coronavirus-related complications.
– November 3 2020
A BBC investigation is launched into allegations made by Earl Spencer that he was shown “false bank statements” to help encourage his sister to take part.
– November 2020
![Earl Spencer.](http://image.assets.pressassociation.io/v2/image/production/58fbf0e7277a59764e95f2b546430fb8Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNjIxNTQ3MjMw/2.2338255.jpg?w=640)
Lord Dyson, former Master of the Rolls and head of civil justice, is appointed to head the report, which is welcomed by the Duke of Cambridge, describing it as a “step in the right direction”.
The BBC says it has found a handwritten note from Diana that appears to absolve Bashir of using false documents to influence her Panorama appearance.
A former employee of Earl Spencer, Alan Waller, makes a formal complaint to the Metropolitan Police alleging unlawful activity.
The Duke of Cambridge, welcomes the investigation, saying it “should help establish the truth behind the actions” that led to the programme.
His brother the Duke of Sussex reportedly also supports the inquiry.
– March 2021
Scotland Yard says it will not launch a criminal investigation over the allegations.
– May 2021
Bashir quits the BBC on health grounds, stepping down as religion editor. A new Panorama documentary investigating the Diana interview is delayed until after the publication of Lord Dyson report.
According to the Telegraph, the report found Bashir was guilty of deploying deceitful methods to secure the interview.
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