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October 12, 2012updated 16 Oct 2012 2:59pm

22. British journalism’s greatest ever scoops: The Diana Interview (BBC Panorama, Martin Bashir, 1995)

By Richard Wilson

The jaw-dropping moment when the Princess of Wales decided to dish the dirt on her marriage to Prince Charles – three years after their separation.

Bashir: “Do you think you will ever be Queen?”

Diana: “I’d like to be a queen of people’s hearts, in people’s hearts, but I don’t see myself being Queen of this country. I don’t think many people will want me to be Queen. Actually, when I say many people I mean the establishment that I married into, because they have decided that I’m a non-starter.”

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