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James Lifford Hewitt (born 30 April 1958) is a former cavalry officer in the British Army. He came to public attention in the mid-1990s after he disclosed an affair with Diana, Princess of Wales, while she was still married to then-Prince Charles.
- Random House
- 3 min
- He was a cavalry officer. Hewitt was born into a military family in 1958. His father was an officer in the British Navy, and as a young man, he attended Millfield School.
- He had an affair with Princess Diana. Not long after he became Diana's riding instructor, the two became romantically involved—an arrangement that would last for several years.
- He revealed the affair in a tell-all book. Hewitt catapulted into the international spotlight in 1994 when, shortly after retiring from the armed forces, he cooperated with author Anna Pasternak for the book Princess in Love.
- Hewitt's life after Diana. Following Diana's tragic death in 1997, Hewitt continued to make news intermittently for continued revelations about the affair.
Harry said he spent years believing the tabloids' stories that Hewitt was his dad, but learned the truth in 2014. He also revealed how King Charles III joked about the rumour in his memoir Spare.
Jan 5, 2023 · Prince Harry has finally addressed longstanding rumours that Major James Hewitt is his real father. It is just one of many explosive subjects the Duke of Sussex writes about in his new memoir...
- Eleanor Noyce
- 1 min
Feb 2, 2023 · James Hewitt, Diana's horseback riding instructor, admitted to being in love with her, but ended their five-year affair in 1991. He later tried to sell her letters and betrayed her trust, while she struggled with loneliness and depression.
Nov 20, 2020 · Take the case of Major James Hewitt, played by Russian actor Daniel Donskoy in The Crown. According to Hewitt's testimony in the controversial book Princess in Love, his affair with the princess reportedly lasted from 1986 to 1991.
Jun 6, 2023 · Military man Major James Hewitt was embroiled in one of the biggest royal scandals of the last century, when he had an affair with the Princess of Wales, Diana, during her marriage to Prince...
