James Hewitt is a former British Army cavalry commander who rose to prominence in the mid-1990s after his affair with Princess Diana was revealed to the public. Diana even admitted to having an affair with Hewitt in a BBC Panorama broadcast in 1995.
Hewitt has been compelled to deny that he is the biological father of Prince Harry on various occasions in the past. In 2003, Hewitt attempted to sell his 64 personal letters from Diana for £10 million.
Hewitt withdrew from the British Army in 1994 after 17 years in the service. He also served in the Gulf War as the commander of a Challenger tank. Later that year, as a competitor on “The X Factor: Battle of the Stars,” he made his television debut.

Hewitt also had a heart attack and a stroke in 2017, putting him in a life-or-death position.

James Hewitt’s Net Worth:

James Hewitt’s earnings as a military army officer are quite good. Hewitt has surely amassed a sizable fortune, predicted to reach about $15 million by 2020, after serving in the British military for nearly 17 years.

What is James Hewitt Famous for?

• Famous as a retired British army.
• Known for his affair with Princess Diana.

Where was James Hewitt Born?

James Hewitt was born in Derry, Northern Ireland, on April 30, 1958. James Lifford Hewitt is his given name. He is a British citizen. Hewitt is of White ethnicity, and his zodiac sign is Taurus.

John Hewitt (father) and Shirley Hewitt (mother) had a son named James Hewitt (mother). John, his father, was a British modern pentathlete who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and was stationed with the Royal Marines, while Shirley, his mother, was the daughter of a London dental surgeon.

Hewitt grew up in Street, Somerset, England, where he attended Millfield, an independent school for students aged 13–18 years. He enrolled in the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst shortly after graduation.

James Hewitt’s Career Highlights:

• On April 8, 1978, James Hewitt was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the Life Guards, British Army, and began his career as a military servant.
• He was promoted to the rank of lieutenant two years later, on April 8, 1980.
• He was promoted from a short service commission to a special regular commission on October 1, 1981.
• He was promoted to captain three years later, on October 8, 1984.
• He was promoted from a special regular commission to a regular commission on October 21, 1985.
• He also served in the Gulf War as a Challenger tank commander in 1991.
• He retired from the British Army on March 1, 1994, after nearly 17 years in the military.
• Hewitt launched a golf driving range the same year.
• Hewitt first appeared on television in 2006 as a competitor on “The X Factor: Battle of the Stars.”
• In May 2006, he also appeared in the first episode of Series 8 of the UK Top Gear.
• In 2009, Hewitt opened the Polo House on Marbella’s famed Golden Mile, which he ran for four years until 2013.

James Hewitt’s Affair with Princess Diana:

After his romance with Princess Diana was made public in 1995, James Hewitt became a media sensation. After Diana admitted to having an affair with Hewitt in a BBC Panorama show in 1995, rumors began to circulate that they had been together for five years.

Diana was still married to Prince Charles at the time of the affair, and it was widely reported that he was having an affair with his current wife, Camilla Parker-Bowles.

Hewitt’s relationship with the princess began when he was still a member of the Household Cavalry and was asked to teach her how to ride. They met for the first time in 1986 at a cocktail party in London, when she was 25 and he was 28. Their affair made global headlines after it was revealed in the newspapers, first in Nigel Dempster’s Daily Mail Diary and later in the News of the World.

When Hewitt was called up to serve in the Gulf War, the couple was driven apart, eventually divorcing permanently after their infidelity was exposed in the public. Diana and James were dating from 1986 to 1991, according to the book “Princess In Love,” published in 1994.

Diana and Prince Charles divorced four years after their separation in 1992, just a year after their separation. However, there has been continuous media speculation that Hewitt is the biological father of Diana’s second son, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex (born 1984). Hewit categorically denies it, claiming that Harry had already been born at the time of the encounter.

In 2003, Hewitt attempted to sell his 64 personal letters from Diana for £10 million after nearly 11 years. His action was seen as a betrayal of trust.

Hewitt was last spotted running errands in Exeter in November 2020, roughly 25 years after Princess Diana’s explosive Panorama interview. His presence coincides with the intensifying controversy surrounding the infamous BBC interview between Princess Diana and journalist Martin Bashir.

James Hewitt’s Height:

Even in his 60s, James Hewitt is a good-looking White man with a well-kept athletic physical physique. His complexion is fair, and he has dark brown hair and brown eyes. With a height of 6ft.(1.83m) and a body weight of 85kg, he is a tall man.

Hewitt and Alison Bell were detained for cocaine possession outside a restaurant in Fulham in 2004. Hewitt had a heart attack and a stroke in May 2017, leaving him fighting for his life in the hospital. Fortunately, he was discharged from the hospital a month later.

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