BBC donates £1.4m made from Diana interview to seven charities
by Jim Waterson Media editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6366D)
Broadcaster pays out income from selling rights to Martin Bashir's 1995 Panorama episode with the princess
The BBC has given 1.4m to charities associated with Diana, Princess of Wales, as the broadcaster continues to spend millions of pounds atoning for Martin Bashir's interview with the royal.
The payout represents the total sum received by the BBC from selling the rights to the 1995 Panorama interview to other television channels around the world.
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