The filmmakers behind the latest documentary capturing the life and tragic death of Princess Diana are defending themselves.
The Princess, which premiered on HBO on Aug. 13, includes a clip of Diana from her infamous BBC Panorama interview in 1995. The sit-down has since been discredited after it was found that deceitful methods were used to secure the interview with Diana. Following the inquest in 2021, Diana's son Prince William stated his "firm view" that broadcasters and the media should never allow it to be shown again.
A spokesperson for The Princess tells PEOPLE, "This feature documentary tells the story of Princess Diana exclusively through archive footage from the time, without commentary from today. This interview is shown briefly, in context, as a moment of historical record."
In the interview, Diana famously said "there were three people" in her marriage — a reference to her husband Prince Charles's longtime affair with Camilla Parker Bowles — and spoke at length about her unhappiness in the royal family and questioned whether Charles would ever become King.
Over the course of the last two years, it has emerged that the interview was secured on the basis of deception by journalist Martin Bashir. An internal inquiry found that Bashir manipulated Diana's brother Charles Spencer in an effort to get close to Diana....
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