Simone Simmons says the princess was "conned" into taking part in the BBC Panorama interview in 1995 and says she believes comments made during the exchange led to her tragic death. (Image: Ken McKay/REX/Shutterstock)Supreme Court judge Lord Dyson's investigation into how the BBC and Bashir landed the Panorama interview will reportedly be published on Thursday. (Image: Press Association)Simone claims Bashir told Diana her phones were bugged and staff were selling stories. Diana later contacted British Telecom about bugged lines and searched on her hands and knees for microphones in plug sockets that weren't actually there, adds Simone. Princess Diana died in August 1997 in a car crash in Paris.

Source: Daily Mirror May 19, 2021 22:35 UTC