The BBC indicated its intention to donate to charity the sales proceeds derived from the 1995 Panorama interview with Diana, Princess of Wales. The BBC has now done so.

A sum of £1.42million has been divided equally between seven charities linked with the Princess. They are Centrepoint, English National Ballet, Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity, The Leprosy Mission, National Aids Trust, The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity and The Diana Award.

These donations come from the BBC’s commercial revenue and not from the Licence Fee.

The BBC has apologised for the circumstances under which the interview was procured.

The BBC says: “The BBC had indicated its intention to donate to charity the sales proceeds derived from the 1995 Panorama interview with Diana, Princess of Wales. The BBC has now done so. Given the findings of Lord Dyson, we think this is the right and appropriate course of action.”

Relevant public statements and publications can be found here:
BBC Publishes Lord Dyson’s Report
Report of The Dyson Investigation by The Right Honourable Lord Dyson
Statement from the BBC Board on Lord Dyson’s Report