What the papers say – May 22
The nation’s papers are led by Harry’s latest Oprah Winfrey interview, along with more fallout from the Lord Dyson report.
The duke’s comments feature on the front of The Times, with Harry telling Winfrey he turned to drink and drugs as he dealt with the trauma of his mother’s death later in life. He also criticised his father, the Prince of Wales, for expecting his sons to endure the pressures of royal life, just as Charles has done, instead of protecting them.
THE TIMES: My pain over Diana #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/000kAzFiMO
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) May 21, 2021
The Daily Express and The Sun both lead with the fresh damage his comments have caused the royal family, while the Daily Star takes a typical sideways view of the story.
Tomorrow's front page – Prince Harry hurting Royal Family to the core #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/2ujZlldmKu
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) May 21, 2021
Tomorrow's Front Page: Prince Charles’ torment as Harry’s latest slurs leave royals reelinghttps://t.co/dkv6egWuiV pic.twitter.com/NMZdx8QM0B
— The Sun (@TheSun) May 21, 2021
Tomorrow’s #frontpage – BOOM! Shy bloke blows up the Royal Family II#tomorrowspaperstoday
Read more: https://t.co/scfpfNhPkb pic.twitter.com/ev7mRB7HuS
— Daily Star (@dailystar) May 21, 2021
Meanwhile, The Daily Telegraph and The Guardian report the BBC is facing a “shake up” in the wake of Lord Dyson’s report into the circumstances surrounding Diana, Princess of Wales’ 1995 Panorama interview.
The front page of tomorrow's Daily Telegraph:
'BBC faces shake-up in wake of Bashir row'#TomorrowsPapersToday
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— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) May 21, 2021
Guardian front page, Saturday 22 May 2021: Fears of BBC ‘feeding frenzy’ over Diana report pic.twitter.com/qphiZgy3og
— The Guardian (@guardian) May 21, 2021
The Daily Mail says Earl Spencer, Diana’s brother, has called on Scotland Yard to investigate the broadcaster, alleging his sister was the victim of blackmail and fraud.
Saturday's @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/ggn4DDJ61f
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) May 21, 2021
The BBC is also under pressure to explain the 2016 rehiring of Martin Bashir, the journalist at the centre of the scandal, according to The Independent.
INDEPENDENT DIGITAL: BBC under pressure to explain rehiring of Bashir #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/tnIGu2mq8t
— Neil Henderson (@hendopolis) May 21, 2021
The Daily Mirror reports Mr Bashir has also been accused of “betraying” former footballer George Best and his ex-wife in a TV documentary.
Tomorrow's front page: Cruel Bashir cheated my love George Best #tomorrowspaperstoday https://t.co/XtnG5NphWE pic.twitter.com/phLiwZ5qOR
— The Mirror (@DailyMirror) May 21, 2021
Elsewhere, the i weekend says parents in quarantine after returning from amber-list countries are unlikely to be fined if their children miss school without permission.
Front page of @theipaper – our bumper iweekend edition #TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/GXD1Ihf530
— Oly Duff (@olyduff) May 21, 2021
And the FT Weekend leads with AstraZeneca chief Pascal Soriot defending the company’s Covid-19 vaccine after a “string of setbacks”.
Just published: front page of FT Weekend, UK edition, Saturday 22 May https://t.co/2qpAr2mr9A pic.twitter.com/grou2of8Cu
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) May 21, 2021