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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Kristin Contino

Princess Diana's Former Lover James Hewitt Opens Up About the Royal's "Unforgivable" Martin Bashir Interview

Princess Diana wearing a black blazer and skirt sitting in a chair.

It was 29 years ago this week that Princess Diana sat down for her controversial BBC Panorama interview with Martin Bashir, and nearly three decades later, the late royal's once-lover, James Hewitt, is speaking out on the journalist's "deception."

Diana's interview—which aired on November 20, 1995—contained numerous bombshells about the royal's life and marriage to Prince Charles, including her affair with Hewitt, who was her horseback riding instructor.

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