Dianarama: A New Book Exposing the Mafia-Style Trickery Behind Princess Diana’s Infamous BBC Interview
A new book titled Dianarama has shed light on the full extent of the mafia-style trickery that led to Princess Diana’s infamous BBC tell-all interview in 1995. Written by journalist and author Dyson Webb, the book delves deep into the scandal surrounding the interview and how it will scar Princes William and Harry forever.
According to Dyson Webb, the BBC’s initial internal investigation in 1996 into how journalist Martin Bashir landed the interview had been “woefully ineffective” and the corporation had “covered up” any wrongdoing. Webb’s book, Dianarama, expands on this revelation, drawing from interviews, internal BBC papers, and testimonies from figures directly involved.
Describing the saga as “a story more lurid, more fantastical, than anything that happened at the Tudor court of Henry VIII,” Webb uncovers the central episodes leading up to the interview. One of the most shocking revelations is Bashir’s approach to Diana’s brother, Earl Spencer, where he supplied forged bank statements and fed him alarming claims about surveillance. Spencer later revealed, “He was trying to make me paranoid.”
The book alleges that Bashir’s deceptions were on an extraordinary scale, including false claims that Prince Edward had Aids, that Prince Harry and Prince William’s nanny Tiggy Legge-Bourke had gotten pregnant by Prince Charles and aborted their child, and that William, then 13, was wearing a watch used to record conversations. These fabricated stories played a significant role in convincing Diana that she needed to act quickly, leading her to agree to film the interview under unusual secrecy at Kensington Palace on November 5, 1995.
With Dianarama, Dyson Webb aims to uncover the truth behind one of the most controversial moments in royal history and how it continues to impact Princess Diana’s sons, Princes William and Harry. The book serves as a reminder of the dark forces at play behind the glitz and glamour of the royal family, leaving a lasting scar on the two young princes.
