According to The Guardian the broadcaster agreed on Tuesday to transfer a ‘significant amount’ to Killick because he acted ‘completely correctly’ at the time. Killick was the first to inform his former employer about the falsified bank statements. He was fired within 24 hours of raising his concerns.
Last year the BBC investigated how the conversation with Diana was arranged. The broadcaster concluded that forged bank statements had indeed been used. Those copies ‘proved’ that members of the British court had been bribed for information about Diana and Prince Charles. Partly because of seeing those false documents, the princess would have dared to talk about her marital problems during the interview.
Interviewer Martin Bashir apologized after the outcome of the investigation, saying it was “stupid” that they falsified documents. However, he said he was ‘still extremely proud of that interview’.