The BBC Admits "Lapse" in Standards Over Coverage of Explosive Prince Harry Interview
Sooo, Prince Harry recently sat down with the BBC in the aftermath of losing a legal challenge pertaining to his UK security. And it's fair to say the interview was explosive—with Harry suggesting that the ruling was a "good old-fashioned establishment stitch-up."Now, the BBC has admitted to "a lapse in our usual high editorial standards" due to—per The Guardian—failing to "include responses from the Home Office and Buckingham Palace to allegations made by the duke" in its Saturday coverage of the Friday interview.View full post on YoutubeThe broadcaster posted this statement to their Corrections and Clarifications page: "The programme covered the latest developments in the story of Prince Harry and his legal case around protection for him and his family in the UK and interviewed former close protection officer Richard Aitch to get a broader understanding of security considerations. Claims were repeated that the process had been “an establishment stitch-up” and we failed to properly challenge this and other allegations. This case is ultimately the responsibility of the Home Office and we should have reflected their statement."The Home Office's statement was then included, and the BBC went on to say that they should have "given the view of Buckingham Palace" which was "All of these issues have been examined repeatedly and meticulously by the courts, with the same conclusion reached on each occasion."The BBC concluded their comments with "This was a lapse in our usual high editorial standards."Welp. This has been a somewhat dramatic update to an already dramatic situation!Related Story8 Takeaways From Prince Harry’s New BBC Interview
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