Martin Bashir blamed ‘professional jealousy’ for Panorama document forgery story

Diana, Princess of Wales, during her interview with Martin Bashir for the BBC (BBC, PA)

Martin Bashir suggested allegations he secured an interview with Princess Diana, through deceit were due to him being “non-white” and would not have been made had he been a Dimbleby, new documents show.

An email, written by the journalist just months before documentaries into the Panorama interview exposed the scandal, was disclosed after the BBC was ordered by a judge in December to hand over around 3,000 files relating to the affair.