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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 .
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- 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.
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.
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 · Former Army officer Major James Hewitt had a five-year affair with Princess Diana, which sparked cruel rumours that he is Prince Harry's real father, which the Duke of Sussex has now denied.
- Amy Denman
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...
Nov 20, 2020 · The Crown touches on Princess Diana's five-year-long affair with Major James Hewitt, an officer in the British Army. Diana met Hewitt while he was working in Buckingham palace. Here's the whole story of Diana and Hewitt's relationship, which is only briefly mentioned in The Crown.
