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Netflix did not have permission from BBC to use Princess Diana's interview with shamed journalist Martin Bashir in Harry and Meghan's bombshell docuseries.
The streaming giant used two clips from the Panorama interview in the first episode of Harry & Meghan under the longstanding 'fair dealing' arrangement between broadcasters, BBC has confirmed.
Prince William has previously said the interview - which a damning report by Lord Dyson found to had been obtained through 'deceitful behaviour' by Mr Bashir - 'should never be aired again.'
The BBC has vowed to 'never show the programme again' or 'license it in whole or in part to other broadcaster' and says the decision to air it in the docuseries 'is a matter for Netflix.'
Netflix did not have permission from BBC to use Princess Diana's interview (pictured) with shamed journalist Martin Bashir in Harry and Meghan's bombshell docuseries
The streaming giant used two clips - totalling 42 seconds - from the Panorama interview in the first episode of Harry & Meghan under the longstanding 'fair dealing' arrangement between broadcasters, BBC has confirmed
Netflix never approached the broadcaster for the footage, a BBC insider told MailOnline on Friday night - one day after the Sussexes' docuseries made its global debut.
'As we have said before, the BBC will never show the programme again; nor will we license it in whole or in part to other broadcasters - the decision to show the interview is a matter for Netflix,' a spokesperson said.
However, firm insiders told The Telegraph that managers were 'mystified' as to how the streaming giant got hold of the unlicensed footage to begin with.
The managers claim, that to their knowledge, BBC was never approached by Netflix.
A Netflix source - declining to respond to the newspaper's questions about why the clips were used - said all the footage used in the series was 'cleared or approved' by lawyers.
'All material in the series has either been cleared or approved for use by UK/US legal counsel under fair dealing/ fair use copyright exceptions,' the source claimed.
Netflix did not immediately respond to MailOnline's request for comment.
Prince William had demanded a boycott of Panorama after a damning report by Lord Dyson last year found that the Corporation had covered-up Martin Bashir's (pictured) deceit in obtaining the interview and had 'fallen short of high standards of integrity and transparency'
Before the Panorama clip was shown in Harry & Meghan, the Duke of Sussex, speaking about his mother's struggles with press intrusion, says: 'I think she had a
