The BBC has paid out $1.6 million to settle charges of deceiving the public and breaching journalistic ethics during an interview with Princess Diana in 1995, as well as an investigation by former British Supreme Court Judge John Dyson that found “deceitful methods” were used to secure the interview.
According to BBC, The $1.6 million was divided equally between Centrepoint, English National Ballet, Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity, The Leprosy Mission, National Aids Trust, The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity and The Diana Award.
The BBC has also stated, “The BBC had indicated its intention to donate to charity the sales proceeds derived from the 1995 Panorama interview with Diana, Princess of Wales. The BBC has now done so. Given the findings of Lord Dyson, we think this is the right and appropriate course of action.”
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Leprosy Mission’s Chief Executive Peter Waddup said the payout of around $250,000 will continue Princess Diana’s legacy of bringing the world’s most marginalized people out of the shadows.
“Princess Diana is someone held in the highest regard by people affected by leprosy today. She was the world’s most photographed woman and made headlines by holding the hands of leprosy patients,” he said. “This had an unquantifiable impact in quashing some of the terrible and unfounded stigma surrounding leprosy.”
“The Diana Award depends on public funds to help us achieve our mission,” said Wayne Bulpitt CBE, Chair of Trustees at The Diana Award. “We are grateful to the BBC for this donation which will go a long way to helping further our work.”
Two days after Diana’s friends, family and many well-wishers around the world marked the 25th anniversary of her death.
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Sources: People
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