ITV News unveils un-broadcast footage of Princess Diana
April 1, 2026
A new episode of the ITV News digital-first history brand Reporting History, published today (April 1st), has shared previously un-broadcast footage of Princess Diana’s trip to Angola in January 1997, in support of a worldwide ban on the use of landmines.
Starring Steve Scott, the Africa Correspondent for ITV News at the time, the episode provides new insight into Diana’s relationship with the media at a pivotal moment in her life, from the journalist who spent the most time with her during the visit.
Archive footage of Diana’s interview with Scott featuring in the episode shows her willingness to answer his question about the row her visit to Angola generated in spite of her press team’s reluctance, sharing her view that “I’d have thought that was the most important question”. The tabloid press and Conservative government had accused Diana’s support for the ban on landmines of aligning with Labour Party policy at the time, though the footage goes on to show Diana clarifying “I’m not a political figure”.
The episode also sees Scott recounting his first impressions of Diana, revealing that he was on the same flight as Diana when returning from Angola, and that she spoke to him “as a mother, not as Diana, Princess of Wales”. Reflecting on her death just months later, Scott told Reporting History presenter Tom Bradby that “The woman that I spoke to about her sons and how important they were to her, suddenly those boys did not have that mother”.
Reporting History launched in March and is available to stream across ITVX, YouTube and all major podcast platforms.
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