Princess Diana Interview: BBC Chief Issues Public Apology to Prince Charles, William and Harry, Pays ‘Substantial Damages’ to Ex-Nanny

Prince Harry "wouldn’t have married Meghan Markle" if Princess Diana was alive, The Queen’s former aide has strongly claimed. In an exclusive interview with GB News on Friday 22 July, The Queen’s former Press Secretary Dickie Arbiter also hit out at the BBC as pressure grows on them to apologise for the Martin Bashir scandal.

Royal Family members travel a lot through the country and even abroad on various royal engagements. Of course, the royals don't have to deal with any of the long processes that the rest of us have to go through, however they do have their own set of protocols that they are expected to follow. Here are six royal family travelling secrets and how the Cambridges often break one rule by travelling together.

Prince Harry.On Friday (July 22), William and Kate, Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, released a new photo of their eldest son to mark his ninth birthday.The image shows Prince George grinning from ear to ear, dressed in a blue polo shirt posing on the beach during their holiday in the UK earlier this month.Read more: Camilla is not the ‘racist’ senior royal Sussexes mentioned, claims sourcesThe sheer, unadulterated and natural joy on Prince George's face makes it clear that he's incredibly happy.The same can be said for the images of Princess Charlotte that were released earlier this year to mark her seventh birthday in May.Kate, 40, is into her photography and has been known to have been behind the lens of lots of the family’s official holiday snaps - including the one for George’s birthday.But these traditionally cheeky and smiley birthday photos taken by the former royals go against one of the most harsh criticisms that Harry has hurled at Buckingham Palace.During Harry and Meghan's Oprah Winfrey last year Harry spoke openly about his family and some of his comments shocked the nation.He suggested that to grow up in the confines of the royal family is to essentially suffer. He said he had been “trapped within the system, like the rest of my family are”.Since the explosive interview Harry has painted royal life as a miserable one on more than one occasion.

BBC bosses are braced for further humiliation over the Princess Diana scandal – thanks to popular Netflix drama The Crown.The new series will reflect “what is now known’’ about the circumstances that led to the Panorama interview with the princess and how she was treated.The 1995 TV grilling by former BBC reporter Martin Bashir made global headlines as the Princess of Wales spoke openly about her marriage to Charles and revealed all about his lover Camilla Parker Bowles.READ MORE: Prince Harry branded 'disloyal and rude' for Netflix deal after The Crown backlashDiana famously said: “There were three of us in this marriage, so it was a bit crowded.”Last year, a report by Lord Dyson concluded the BBC covered up “deceitful behaviour” by Bashir to secure the interview.It led to calls from the Duke of Cambridge for it never to be aired again.And on Thursday (July 22), the broadcaster was forced to make a grovelling apology and pay big damages to former royal nanny Tiggy Legge-Bourke.It was revealed Bashir made up allegations that she had an affair with Prince Charles as part of his plot to “trick” Diana – who died in 1997 – into giving him an interview. Scriptwriters working on the fifth series of The Crown, due later this year, have worked new details about the Diana chat into their storyline.For more of the latest showbiz news from Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.A source close to the show said: “It will reflect what we now know about how the interview was obtained and how Diana was treated.”Dominic West will play Charles, with Elizabeth Debicki as Diana.The BBC recently agreed it would no longer broadcast clips from Bashir's interview.

Palace insiders are hitting back at the claims that Camilla Parker Bowles was the senior member of the royal family who made the racist comments about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s unborn child!

William Jackson Harper doesn’t have high hopes that he’ll be cast in the “Fantastic Four” reboot.

BBC director general Tim Davie has pledged to "never" air Princess Diana's "Panorama" interview on the network again and urged other broadcasters to follow suit. Diana was interviewed by journalist Martin Bashir 27 years ago for the network’s "Panorama" program. An independent investigation conducted by Lord Dyson found that the public broadcaster "fell short of the high standards of integrity and transparency which are its hallmark." The report also found that Bashir used "deceitful behavior" to gain access to Diana, including allegedly forging documents.

BBC show to talk about the new series of his TV show The UnXplained. But host Roman Kemp was quick to bring up his trip to space - when he was 90 years of age. Shatner became the oldest person to go to space, breaking the record set only recently by 82-year-old Wally Funk, when he traveled in Blue Origin’s New Shepard spacecraft last year.

The Good Place star William Jackson Harper has responded to rumours he will be cast in Marvel‘s Fantastic Four reboot.The actor recently addressed fan-casting on Twitter for the forthcoming project, as many fans have been campaigning for him to play Mister Fantastic.Harper told NME that he is flattered by the attention but said that “Twitter doesn’t cast movies”.“I’d be really happy if Marvel was listening, but they haven’t called me and I’m not going to be in Fantastic Four,” the actor went on.“As far as I know: maybe they have something [in mind] up the docket, but no one’s reached out to me.”The actor went on to say how happy he is with his current career, saying of competition: “There are people whose careers are far exceeding mine, and I’m completely unbothered by that. Like, fucking go for it.”William Jackson Harper played Chidi Anagonye in the sitcom The Good Place alongside Kristen Bell, Ted Danson and Jameela Jamil.

Meghan Markle demanded that Prince Harry put out a statement comparing her to his late mother Princess Diana — way back when they had just started dating?! Yet another shocking claim from the bombshell book everyone is talking about.

William Shatner amazed fans with his youthful appearance, during an appearance on the BBC 's The One Show. The 91-year-old was a guest on the show speaking about a new series of his show, The UnXplained.

Zak Williams is paying tribute to his father Robin Williams.

“deceitful behavior” that Bashir, 59, used to procure the 1995 tell-all talk.A source close to the production revealed to the Daily Mail that scriptwriters of “The Crown” have woven in findings from the report into storylines for Season 5.“[The season] will dramatize events surrounding the ‘Panorama’ interview, given the pivotal part it played during the time period the new series covers,” the insider said.“It will reflect what we now know about how the interview was obtained and how Diana was treated,” the source noted.Diana’s brother Charles Spencer said Bashir, who no longer works for the BBC, used fake bank documents and lied about Lady Di being bugged by security services to get the interview. Watched by more than 23 million people in 1995, Diana said “there were three of us in this marriage,” referring to husband Prince Charles and his now-wife, Camilla Parker-Bowles.Once the fakery and lies were uncovered, the late Princess of Wales’ son, Prince William, asked the BBC to never air the bombshell interview again.BBC’s director general Tim Davie said in a statement on Thursday that the episode will never see the light of day in the future.

Paul Wesley is showing his support for William Shatner!

BBC has agreed to pay substantial damages to former royal nanny Alexandra Pettifer, formerly known as Tiggy Legge-Bourke, after airing “false and malicious” allegations that she had an affair with Prince Charles and terminated a pregnancy.

Brown’s Hotel in Mayfair. That he has fetched up there following the closure of Le Caprice after lockdown, where he served an astonishing 39 years, is a triumph for the hotel’s owner Rocco Forte.The hospitality industry is rammed with celebrity chefs; there are considerably fewer stellar maître d’s.

Prince George is celebrating his ninth birthday, marking the end of what has been his busiest year as a working royal yet.To celebrate the milestone, George was seen flashing a cheeky grin in a brand new portrait, shot by his mother Kate Middleton, on a UK beach. Although we will probably never know what really goes on behind Palace walls on the birthday of a future monarch, royal biographer Katie Nicholl tells OK! that the Duchess of Cambridge will have pulled out all of the stops to make it a "really special" day for she and Prince William's firstborn.

EXCLUSIVE: The forthcoming third season of the BBC’s critical hit comedy series Ladhood will be its last, as creator Liam Williams waves goodbye to the coming-of-age story.

Prince Harry has won a bid to bring part of his High Court claim against the Home Office over his security arrangements while in the UK. Harry, 37, is taking legal action over a decision not to allow him to pay for police protection for himself and his family – wife Meghan Markle and their two young children – when visiting from their home in California.

Kate Middleton were also praised for their role in introducing their eldest son to the public side of royal living, with an expert saying they had done a "good job". READ MORE: Prince Harry's 'bond' with Prince George 'suffered' as result of feud with William Speaking to the Daily Star, Royal expert Brittani Barger, deputy editor of Royal Central, heaped praise onto the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge for successfully preparing their eldest for life in the spotlight.Expert Brittani said: "I think for the most part Prince George has coped well with the events he has attended.

Prince William's hand.Prince George celebrates his ninth birthday on Friday (June 22).A lot has happened since George was first pictured going to school five years ago.READ MORE: William and Kate anniversary mug disaster sees charity shop accused of 'high treason'Since 2017 his uncle Prince Harry married wife Meghan Markle while his great-grandfather Prince Philip sadly died.He also saw the birth of his younger brother Prince Louis of Cambridge.But it was the moment back in 2017 when a fatherly comment by Prince William to son Prince George was revealed.Back in 2017 it was William who was tasked with driving his eldest to his first day at school as Kate was heavily pregnant.Cameras captured the Duke of Cambridge holding George's hand and leading him to the entrance of Thomas' Battersea – an £18,000-a-year preparatory school in London.Lip reading professional Jeremy Freeman told Daily Star what William said to George to ease his nerves in front of the cameras.As they walked towards the paparazzi, Jeremy revealed that William said: "They’re taking photographs of you because they want to watch you going in on your first day, Okay?"Then you're going to shake hands."George looked down on the floor and nodded as he listened to his dad's advice.The dad and son were then met with Helen Haslem, head of lower school, and the young prince put up his hand before saying: "Hey."George's reactions were a stark contrast to that of his father's first day of school some 34 years ago.Prince William looked happy in front of cameras, wearing his traditional school uniform and a double-breasted coast.He even gave a little wave to the photographers as he stood on the school steps next to Diana before his first school day.For more royal stories