Martin Bashir's 1995 conversation with Princess Diana on the BBC's Panorama program became infamous, if perhaps not for the reasons anticipated at the time. Diana was very candid in her conversation with Bashir about the pressures she faced in her marriage to Prince Charles, her mental health struggles, and the scrutiny she faced from the royal family, but how the interview itself was obtained, including false bank statements and other reports of deception Questions led to an abysmal investigation into the matter last year. [Who knows how much of that backstory will be covered in the next season of "The Crown," in which Elizabeth Debicki plays Princess Diana (open in new tab). But apparently the show will devote an entire episode to the interview, and Prince William is not happy about it, say sources from the Daily Mail.

William was 13 when the interview aired and reportedly took it rather hard. According to one royal expert, after the interview was broadcast by the BBC, his housemaster, who was at Eton at the time, found him slumped over and crying. He has also been outspoken in his support for an investigation into how the interview was conducted; in May, he blamed the BBC, saying the network "contributed greatly to her fear, paranoia, and isolation." What saddens me most, however, is that had the BBC properly investigated the complaints and concerns first raised in 1995, it would have known that my mother had been duped. She was let down not only by unscrupulous reporters, but by BBC leaders who turned a blind eye instead of asking tough questions."

So how does Prince William feel about the legacy of that interview? He said at the time, "The program has effectively established a false narrative that has been commercialized by the BBC and others for over a quarter of a century.

Although the royal family has neither publicly denied nor affirmed whether they watch The Crown, Prince William is reportedly "irritated" by the show's decision to devote an episode to the Panorama interview, according to The Mail. It is unclear whether the episode will portray the controversy behind the interview, but the fact that the show's creators devoted an entire episode to the interview reveals just how much the interview influenced the culture of the time.