'I went to Princess Diana's funeral because I felt Martin Bashir and I had a part in her death': Graphic designer who was duped into faking bank statements that landed historic scoop reveals his haunting guilt
The whistleblower whose explosive revelations triggered the Martin Bashir scandal believes the BBC journalist’s historic interview with Princess Diana helped set her on a fateful path culminating in her death. Graphic designer Matt Wiessler unwittingly helped Bashir gain access to the Princess by allegedly duping her ‘gatekeeper’, brother Earl Spencer, with phoney bank statements. Last night, Mr Wiessler told The Mail on Sunday: ‘When Diana died I sort of felt I was personally involved. I felt this thing with Martin – how he got the interview – started her decline and I was part of that first bit, and felt somehow there was a connection. Graphic designer Matt Wiessler (pictured last week) unwittingly helped Bashir gain access to the Princess by allegedly duping her ‘gatekeeper’, brother Earl Spencer, with phoney bank statements Princess Diana's Panorama Interview and discussion about her marriage to Prince Charles with Martin Bashir that was broadcast in November 1995 ‘I know a lo