James Hewitt is a former military man that met Princess Diana in 1986. The pair hit it off at a party, and Hewitt subsequently became Diana's riding instructor. Although she was married to King Charles, she began a relationship with Hewitt, which ended in 1991. News of the affair came to light in 1994. Due to Hewitt's red hair, the press speculated that he could be Prince Harry's father. However, this is out of the question, as Harry was born in 1984, before Diana knew Hewitt. Despite this, the rumors that Hewitt is Harry's father refused to die down.
Harry addressed this discrepancy in his court testimony for the MGN lawsuit. Referring to the salacious "Plot to Rob the DNA of Harry" story, Harry revealed (per Newsweek), "At the time of this article and others similar to it, I wasn't actually aware that my mother hadn't met Major Hewitt until after I was born."
He added, "This timeline is something I only learnt of in around 2014, although I now understand this was common knowledge amongst the defendant's journalists." Harry noted that this ultimately caused him anguish. In his 2023 book "Spare," he revealed the rumors also affected his relationship with Charles.
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