Princess Diana's Former Lover Speaks Out on Harry and William "Rift" in Rare Interview
James Hewitt shared his thoughts on how Diana would've handled the situation.
Princess Diana's former lover James Hewitt has kept a low profile ever since his affair with the princess rocked the monarch in the '90s—but on Tuesday, Feb. 25, the former British calvary officer gave a candid interview to Good Morning Britain. During the surprising chat, Hewitt, 66, shared how Diana might have handled the ongoing tension between Prince William and Prince Harry.
Hewitt—whose five-year-long relationship with the princess began with innocent riding lessons before galloping into headline-making territory—rarely discusses his royal connection these days. But during his Good Morning Britain interview (via the Sun), he was asked how Diana would've reacted to her sons' fallout.
"I think any mother would be worried and concerned about such a rift, as you put it, and she'd do her best to try and get them together," Hewitt replied when asked if he felt Diana could've worked to "make a rapprochement possible."
The polo player made headlines when Princess Diana admitted to their affair during a 1995 BBC Panorama interview. "Yes, I adored him. Yes, I was in love with him," she told interviewer Martin Bashir of the calvary officer.
Hewitt played against Prince Charles during a 1991 polo match.
When discussing the controversial interview, Hewitt—who also made comments about Diana's involvement with Panorama in late 2024— admitted, “It was a stitch up job."
In 2021, Diana's brother, Charles Spencer, launched an independent investigation over the TV special. He accused Bashir of using unethical methods to persuade Diana to participate in the interview—and it was later found that the TV personality had forged documents and misrepresented information to both Diana and Spencer ahead of the taping.
Hewitt called Bashir's actions "absolutely appalling" on Good Morning Britain, continuing that the former BBC journalist "lied to her."
“As I've said, I hate bullies and bullying and arrogant people and I think it's appalling," he continued. Hewitt added that he last spoke to Diana "just after" the Panorama program aired, but their conversation was "distant."
These days, Hewitt is focusing his life on humanitarian aid, and his appearance on Good Morning Britain was to promote Operation Safedrop, an organization he works with to send humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
Sharing that Diana's admissions on Panorama “did create problems," Hewitt added he wants to “move on from that.”
