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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Amy Mackelden

A Close Friend Claims Princess Diana Exhibited "Strange Behavior" and Seemed "Frail" and "Susceptible" Before Agreeing to Infamous BBC Interview

Princess Diana wears a light blue suit on May 7, 1995.

Princess Diana's now-infamous 1995 interview with journalist Martin Bashir for BBC's Panorama is the subject of a new book. Dianarama by author Andy Webb explores the ways in which the former Princess of Wales was manipulated into sitting down for the candid interview. Now, one of Diana's close friends has detailed the princess's state of mind prior to her appearance on Panorama.

Speaking to People, Diana's close friend Rosa Monckton suggested that Webb's revelations made sense of what was an incredibly difficult time. "It does explain so much about her strange behavior," Monckton told the outlet. "She was constantly changing her number."

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