Princess Diana’s brother has written to the Metropolitan Police chief to ask the force to look again at the circumstances surrounding her BBC Panorama interview, Sky News understands.

Earl Spencer’s request comes days after a damning report which found the broadcaster covered up “deceitful behaviour” used by journalist Martin Bashir to secure the 1995 interview.

The inquiry by Lord Dyson concluded Bashir was in “serious breach” of the BBC’s producer guidelines when he faked bank statements and showed them to Earl Spencer to gain access to the princess.

Scotland Yard had already said it was “assessing” the contents of the report in case it contained new evidence.

Former BBC director-general Lord Hall, who was heavily criticised in the Dyson report for his botched inquiry into how the interview was obtained, has now resigned as chairman of the National Gallery saying continuing in the role “would be a distraction to an institution I care deeply about”.

He had also faced questions over the decision to rehire Mr Bashir in 2016 as religious affairs correspondent, even though it was known that he had lied over the bank statements.

On Friday, former BBC executive Tim Suter, who was part of the 1996 internal investigation, stepped down from his board role with media watchdog Ofcom.

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