Princess Diana's brother believed that rogue reporter Martin Bashir planted a listening device in her Kensington Palace apartment to gain her confidence. The author Sally Bedell Smith recorded the revelation in notes she made when she interviewed Earl Spencer for her 1998 biography of Diana. According to Ms Bedell Smith, Earl Spencer said his sister was 'off on her own bat having had her various insecurities fed by Bashir very cleverly'. According to a friend, Earl Spencer believed Bashir had established 'coercive control' over his sister. It is understood that Earl Spencer first wrote to Dame Cressida in January.

Source: Daily Mail May 22, 2021 08:53 UTC