In 1995, Princess Diana's interview with Martin Bashir for the BBC's Panorama made headlines at the time, and now, nearly 30 years later, the interview is controversial for an entirely different reason: the interviewer, Martin Bashir, was not a good interviewer. Namely, it can only be assumed that Diana decided to give the interview because she was allegedly deceived by the interviewer, Martin Bashir. Now, one of the people allegedly involved in the scandal at the time, Tiggy Legge-Burke, former Royal Nanny to Prince William and Prince Harry, has offered a settlement.

According to The Telegraph (opens in new tab), Legge-Burke, who now goes by the surname Pettyfer, will receive "significant" (according to the site, "over six figures") damages from the BBC. Legge-Burke's relationship with Princess Diana stems from Bashir's allegedly offering Princess Diana a fake "receipt" for an abortion procedure that Legge-Burke allegedly told her about her and that she sought after an affair with Prince Charles, according to a source for the Telegraph. Tiggy Legg-Burke was at the center of Bashir's manipulation, so it is right that the damage done to her be recognized by the BBC."

The 1995 interview again became a source of great controversy last year: in November 2020, the BBC commissioned an independent investigation (open in new tab) into how Bashir obtained the interview, which resulted in a fake bank statement presented to Diana's brother Charles Spencer It found that he used "deceptive methods" such as the alleged bank statements presented to Diana's brother Charles Spencer. Although Bashir has not been charged with a criminal offense, the BBC said his conduct in seeking the interview violated its editorial guidelines. Bashir, for his part, has apologized (open in new tab) for his role in the scandal, but denies that the interview hurt Diana.

Many people close to Diana have spoken out about the interview in recent months, including Prince William (open in new tab).

According to People (opens in new tab), Ledge-Bork quit her job as a nanny for the royal family in 1999, but is clearly close to her former employer: she attended Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding, and when baby Archie was born, God She was named Mother.