The Duke of Cambridge has welcomed an investigation into the BBCs 1995 Panorama interview with his mother Princess Diana, saying it should help establish the truth behind the actions that led to the programme.

William said the independent probe into Martin Bashirs controversial television interview with the Princess of Wales in 1995 was a step in the right direction.

The interview saw the then-separated Diana publicly confirm she knew her husband had resumed his affair with Camilla Parker Bowles and admit to having developed an eating disorder. It prompted the Queen to urge the couple to seek a divorce a month later.