earlier earl spencer told radio 4 about the funeral.ve been a passionate advocate for william and harry not to have to walk behind their mother's body. i thought it was a very bizarre and cruel thing for them to be asked to do. do you remember when you were told that that was the plan? i was liaising with some courtier at buckingham palace and he mentioned it, and i went, "well, "of course not, and of course they are not going to do that." he said, "well, it has been decided." and i said, "shejust would not want them to do this." and there was lots of sort of embarrassed coughing the other end, and various other conversations, and then eventually i was lied to and told that they wanted to do it, which of course they didn't, but i didn't realise that. with me is our royal correspondent peter hunt. strong words there. saying it was bizarre and cruel to make them walk behind the coffin that he was lied to about all of this. it very much echoes what prince harry had said in a previous interview where he questioned why he was made aged 12 to

and in this interview earl spencer said he was lied to and palace officials suggested to him that theharry did not and other suggested, including alastair campbell, the spin doctor for tony blair, but they were there to give protection to their father prince charles, there was concern that he could be booed. there is also the issue of the eulogy, seen by many as a criticism of the royal family. he insists in the interview it was not, he said everything he said was true and he was trying to celebrate diana. and this coming at a time when there is enormous focus on the late princess because of the passage of time now. yes, it is the 20th anniversary, we also heard that itv documentary where prince harry prince william spoke about their mother and the impact of her death. and a bbc documentary in august will look at the week between the death and the funeral and perhaps we will get more insight into why the two princes walked behind the coffin. and they believe they were too young to protect her life and now they are very much about protecting her in death, protecting her memory 20 yea r

quite clearly earl spencer would be hugely upset for these to be made public, and of course so wouldarry. that doesn't mean they shouldn't be made public. should they, 10? iwould say... we know there is nothing new in the clips here that we don't already know, she was desperately unhappy, three of them in the marriage. there is an insinuation that this boy coach session was before she did the explosive panorama interview, but as far as we can tell this was a private session with a voice coach. therefore it is private and like nigel lamb curious to know how they ended up at channel 4if to know how they ended up at channel 4 if the bbc bought them, but i have read here but apparently they were broadcast on the american network nbc in 2004 and described them as a ghoulish striptease and that the people involved were no better than grave—robbers. but there is an odd question about who owns them. you said she gave them to him, you don't know that. i don't. not that i'm casting aspersions! i don't know that but he got them. the issue, really, is going to be a real battle during the week. i

this is all about this now hurting the boys, earl spencer, her brother, has said this is appalling anding help dealing with the "lady boss", which isa dealing with the "lady boss", which is a vis the queen. -- which is obviously. this is the point that will be talked about in the media, because this is notjust, i think the daily mirror, and the sun, they have been careful to quote in large chunks what is so horrifying. let's look at the guardian, tony. this is so in it was reported on the bbc, on panorama. then as pcc started to reveal that men have eating disorders as well. —— the nspcc. but this is not some editors reported on widely. it is another story that we have men with eating disorders. what is the story is that there is an increase in those hospitalised for it. i thought after readiness of all the things i read in the last few days, all the things that i have heard about how wonderful and hamas and find love island is, this pumps out messages to young people and all people unrelentingly out messages to young people and all people unrele ntingly everyday. facebook and instagra

i understand absolutely white girl spencer —— why earl spencer does not want to see these go out. harry and prince william do not want them transmitted. at i do think there is a public interest here. there is not. the idea that diana speaking in her own words, telling it like it is, or at least how she saw it, i think it is important. but she was doing this in preparation to do her own voice in the panorama interview. i appreciate that. do her own voice in the panorama interview. iappreciate that. now that these tapes have come to light it does seem to me that both for the public interest and the historical record, it is quite important to have these things out there. but she chose to do an interview which was recorded, the panorama interview which some of us remember, this was preparation for that. these are private sessions. they are not public property. obviously we cannot know what diana's wishes might have been. given that she has been dead for 20 years and we cannot ask her, now that they have come to light and now that they have come to light and now that they are available

the brother of diana princess of wales, earl spencer, has told the bbc that he still has nightmares aboutrs ago. he described the walk, alongside his nephews, princes william and harry, as the most horrifying half hour of his life. our royal correspondent peter hunt has been listening to the interview. on that walk, that's been in the public domain because prince harry has questioned why a 12—year—old should have been made to walk behind the coffin and earl spencer says he was that lied to and it was suggested to him by palace officials that the young princes wanted to walk behind their mother's coffin and alastair campbell said they were there to give protection to their father prince charles because there we re father prince charles because there were worries that prince charles might be booed by the crowd. he touches on the issue of the eulogy. everyone remembers him for that eulogy. seen as a criticism of the royal family, he insists it wasn't saying pointed things. everything he said was true and he was trying to celebrate diana. peter hunt our royal correspondent. let's get a weathe

new details about what he and his nephews experienced in the days after the death of diana, and earl spencer the most horrifying half hour of his life. when he found out that the buckingham palace wanted him and his sisters young sons, william and harry to walk behind carrying the young body he was against it. >> i did not want william and harry to have to walk behind the body of their mother. i thought that was a bizarre and cruel thing for them to be asked to do. eventually i was like to and told that they wanted to do which of course they did not. i did not realize that. >> august 31 will mark the 20th anniversary of the death of princess diana. william and harry l the private memorial service on what would've been her birthday on july 1. >>> the afternoon trading on wall street drops in technology with the healthcare and industrial stocks leading the way with the nasdaq and s&p 500 in the red but the dow jones is up 62 points. >>> the iconic brand milestone, the 100th anniversary of the ford truck. it started in 1917 with the variation of the henry ford model t with 209 sold that year an

we know earl spencer is unhappy about the prospect of this documentary on sunday on channel 4.liam and harry had it over the years, allegations about what their mother did, what their mother said, how their mother behaved and they have had to live with it and they toss it to one side, yes, whatever is coming out on channel 4 is hurtful and the spencerfamily will feel out on channel 4 is hurtful and the spencer family will feel the same. it is unfortunate that a lot of people will make, not a lot of people, but a few people will make a lot of money and what a private recording and should remain private and it's not going to enhance anything about diana. yes, we knew she was vulnerable, we knew she was suffering, but that was the lady of the day. she spoke to me many times about all sorts of things. i certainly wouldn't go and blab them, why settler is selling the tapes? only he can answer. now let's get the latest weather update with carol. we are looking at sunshine and showers. that's going to be the case today. some showers could have hail and thunder. further south, showers

the brother of diana princess of wales, earl spencer, has told the bbc that he still has nightmares aboutt horrifying half hour of his life. her brother putts words were more direct than anyone else and have even been taught as part of a gcse english syllabus. earlier, he spoke to us about what he remembers from the funeral. there are aspects of royal life in those days which even 20 years on don‘t really make sense, and i have been a passionate advocate for william and harry not to have to walk behind their mother‘s body. i thought it was a very bizarre and cruel thing for them to be asked to do. do you remember when you were told that that was the plan? i was liaising with some courtier at buckingham palace and he mentioned it, and i went, "well, of course not, and of course they are not going to do that. he said, "well, it has been decided." and i said, "shejust would not want them to do this." and there was lots of sort of embarrassed coughing the other end, and various other conversations, and then eventually i was lied to and told that they wanted to do it, which of course they didn

earl spencer says he still has nightmares about that day.d harry wanted to walk behind their mother's coffin but says that was now a lie. he calls the procession horrifying and cruel. >>> well, a former player on the dallas cowboys is defending himself after a case of mistaken identity. the team released lucky whitehead after he was accused in a shoplifting case but authorities have since revealed whitehead was not involved and that the man who was arrested used whitehead's personal information but still the cowboys are not hiring him back. >> i was blind of sided. you know, my back was against the wall. if you're going to hold me accountable. hold me accountable for something i did. i didn't even get 24 hours to even clear my name on this. >> the cowboys coach said they released him because of other events before the shoplifting case. >>> finally an extremely surprising new study claims that drinking alcohol improves your memory. >> oh, come on. >> british researchers completed some word exercises with a group of people allowed half of them

earl spencer says he still has nightmares about that day.y wanted to walk behind their mother's coffin but says that was now a lie. he calls the procession horrifying and cruel. >>> in business news, amazon is hiring. it's looking to fulfill 50,000 jobs across the country. >>> and finally, an extremely surprising new study claims that drinking alcohol improves your memory. >> oh, come on. >> british researchers completed some word exercises with a group of people allowed half of them to drink while the others stayed sober. the next day the group fared -- the drinking group fared much better than the sober group and had an average of four drinks. this flies in the face of all my experiences but the university of exeter says it's so. >> there's so many people that want it to be true. >> especially. >> yesterday or earlier in the week it was said if you drank you gave a worst speech. >> remember that? we did that upstairs. >> apparently you perform better on tests. i don't know. >> thanks as always, amy. >>> coming up that health alert. a new s

they are in canada at present, so they are away from the service and that service will be the spencers, the earlce william and prince harry, conducted by the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, so prince charles will not be there, he will be overseas. i am sure prince charles has her in his thoughts and is thinking about her. thank you very much indeed for joining us on breakfast. you are watching breakfast from bbc news. london mayor sadiq khan has called for the government to take control of the council responsible for the g re nfell tower of the council responsible for the grenfell tower collapse. 0ne doctor has been killed and six other people have been injured after a former employee opened fire with an assault rifle at a new york hospital. here is louise with a look at this morning's weather. i always love the fact is we learn, that edinburgh had its worstjune in terms of rainfall. in fact, they started off with just shy of 60 millimetres in the first three or four days of june so millimetres in the first three or four days ofjune so with the rain we have had this weekend it was pretty