Princess Diana's former lover James Hewitt leaves hospital

Princess Diana's former lover James Hewitt leaves hospital



Princess Diana's ex-lover James Hewitt is finally leaving hospital after suffering a heart attack and a stroke.

Mr Hewitt, 58, almost died in May and doctors gave him a harrowing prognosis with only a 'slim chance' of survival.

But he has defied the odds and has now made a good enough recovery to return home from the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital.

He is said by sources to be 'doing much better' and now wants to 'get on with his life.'



Mr Hewitt had emergency surgery following the heart attack and stroke and eight weeks of treatment which proved successful.

'He's glad to be out as he has had enough of being in hospital.



'He is doing much better but still needs to build up his strength,' a source said as reported in The Mirror.

'Now he just wants to put this behind him and get on with his life.'

He was joined by his mum Shirley and another woman, thought to be one of his two sisters as he left hospital.

He has now returned to the home he shares with his mother – a two-bedroom flat in a former country house near Exeter, Devon.

Hewitt was rushed to hospital tin May after having a heart attack at home.

He was first taken to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth but was later moved to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital to receive specialist medical care.

The Mirror reported that Hewitt was due for a procedure when he suffered a 'pretty serious' heart attack.



The ex-Army captain and Gulf War veteran had a five-year affair with Diana while she was married to Prince Charles.

The pair met at a party in London in 1986 when she was aged 25. He was 28.

Three years later – in a now iconic image at the height of their affair – she was pictured presenting the Life Guards officer with a polo trophy.  

The couple were forced apart when he was sent to Iraq in the 1991 Gulf War and split after their affair was made public.

In March, Hewitt appeared on Australian Channel Seven's Sunday Night.

Speaking candidly from his home in the southwest, he spoke about the moment he fell in love with the late royal.

The former polo player also denied claims he was Prince Harry's father when pressed about the paternity.

'Are you Harry's father?' Australian host Melissa Doyle asked.

'No, I'm not,' Diana's former lover replied.