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<Revealed for the first time: the true story of the BBC''s entrapment and deception of Princess Diana
The death of Princess Diana in August 1997 was one of the most shocking events in recent history. Many events surrounding the tragedy have been shrouded in mystery, in particular the BBC
Andy Webb, the writer and award-winning filmmaker who obtained the secret files that first broke the story of Princess Diana''s betrayal, offers unrivalled insider access to the key players in the drama in a thrilling first-hand narrative, putting the reader inside the room where each key decision was taken, from the moment BBC reporter Martin Bashir first contrived his dossier of forgeries and false statements in 1995 to the 2024 courtroom where Webb faced the BBC''s elite legal squad to demand the publication of 10,000 pages of potentially incriminating material.
A story for the ages, the fate of Princess Diana will be debated by scholars and gossips centuries from now. This book, filled with revelations which have not yet entered the public record, will become a key part in the first draft of history.<>
About the author
Andy Webb worked as a reporter for BBC Television for more than 15 years, appearing daily as a front-of-camera reporter, first on
BBC News then as a reporter and presenter on primetime shows including the BBC's
Watchdog, before embarking on a career as an award-winning director of documentary films. It was his journalism over a 15-year period which first revealed the truth behind the infamous BBC
Panorama interview with Princess Diana and so exposed the greatest scandal in the history of the BBC. Since breaking the story in 2020, Andy Webb has been invited to write on the story for a range of leading publications, including the
Times,
Sunday Times,
Daily Mail,
Mail on Sunday and
Sunday Telegraph, and has also been interviewed many times on television, radio and podcasts both in the UK and overseas. Andy is married, with four children, and lives in West London.
