Diana 'scared half to death' into Bashir interview
Princess Diana's biographer has said she was frightened "half to death" into being met by Martin Bashir because of his untruths - however would have expressed her genuine thoughts in any meeting.
Andrew Morton said there was a "mile-long line outs ide Kensington Palace" to talk with her and there was "no doubt at all that Diana planned to express her genuine thoughts".
He said Bashir couldn't have ever got the 1995 meeting, however he did as he "terrified her half to death".
An investigation into how Bashir got Diana to address him, a generally junior BBC writer at that point, discovered for this present week he gave Earl Spencer, her sibling, counterfeit bank proclamations showing installments by his previous representative to News International and a trust reserve. Lord Dyson, who carried out the independent investigation, also found leading BBC executives covered up Bashir's lies in an inquiry they carried out in 1996.
Mr Morton told Sky News' Trevor Phillips on Sunday: "He had her thinking that he had contacts inside MI5, he was very plausible, he arranged meetings in underground car parks - they're scary at the best of times - but when you think your life is in danger it was very potent.