Kate Garraway ‘angry’ over BBC inquiry into Princess Diana’s bombshell Panorama interview: ‘It’s very sad’

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Kate Garraway has shared her ‘anger’ over the decision concerning Martin Bashir’s Panorama interview with Princess Diana.

An inquiry found the BBC covered up ‘deceitful behaviour’ used by the journalist to secure that bombshell chat with the late Princess, and ‘fell short of high standards of integrity and transparency’.

Following the decision being announced on Thursday, Prince William criticised the corporation for the failings, calling for the interview to never be aired again.

Addressing the findings on Good Morning Britain, Kate revealed her upset over the situation, and the actions of those involved.

‘When you look at Prince William’s comments about the events and the decision on the Dyson investigation into Martin Bashir. I suddenly feel very angry with that decision by the team, and Martin Bashir, to do that,’ she said on today’s instalment.

‘It casts huge doubt on the entire profession, and trust of anybody.

‘That’s what a lot of your comments are, fury and also saying, “Everybody knows the media lies”. 

‘That is exactly not what we want the debate to be. It’s very, very sad.’

The findings of an inquiry into the interview concluded that Martin commissioned fake bank statements and used ‘deceitful behaviour’ to secure time with the late Royal in 1995.

Lord Dyson determined this was a ‘serious breach’ of the BBC’s producer guidelines, with the journalist later issuing an apology.

Prince William issued a biting response to the findings in a video, explaining he was left with ‘indescribable sadness’ to know the BBC’s shortcomings had ‘contributed significantly’ to his mum’s state of mind in the final years of her life.

‘She was failed not just by a rogue reporter, but by leaders at the BBC who looked the other way rather than asking the tough questions,’ the Duke of Edinburgh said, adding that the corporation’s failings had not only let his mum and family down, but the public as well.

The BBC has now written to the royal family to apologise for the circumstances surrounding the interview – in which Diana opened up about life in the Royal family, and her marriage to Prince Charles.

The corporation also returned any awards gained as a result of the scenes, and offered personal expressions of regret to the Queen, Prince of Wales, the Dukes of Cambridge and Sussex, and Diana’s brother Earl Spencer.

Good Morning Britain continues on weekdays, at 6am, on ITV.

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