The Final Insult to Princess Diana's Memory

The 'final insult' to the memory of Lady Diana. This is how the British newspaper 'The Sun' reports the news regarding the possible auction of some love letters written by Princess Diana to her former lover James Hewitt. Yes, because according to reports it seems that in the United States an auction house has found a collector willing to pay up to 1 million dollars to have such manuscripts. Kate Middleton 'devastated' by the retouched photo, here's why she changed it: the mystery of the date, the princess's face, and the mystery of the original shot. The letters, written between 1989 and 1991 and characterized by the great intimacy that distinguished the princess, had previously been provided by the same former army officer, to whom they were addressed, as a guarantee for a loan of 500,000 pounds. According to what was stated by the biographer and expert on the Royal Family Ingrid Seward, 'James Hewitt has betrayed Diana in so many ways, so this is just the final insult' indeed. 'I assume Hewitt is desperately in need of money and sees the value of these letters,' the writer adds, 'Diana was a prolific letter writer, but none of this intimate nature. It is unthinkable that these notes for such a delicate moment of her life can become public.' According to what was revealed by the portal, moreover, it seems that in October 2023 some intermediaries of Hewitt had already contacted both the London auction house Bonhams with the aim of selling the writings, and the rival Sotheby's, which, however, refused to estimate their value. Who is James Hewitt? James Hewitt, the former cavalry major with whom the unfortunate Princess of Wales had a relationship in the early Nineties, was discovered to be selling in the United States private letters that the two had exchanged. Hewitt even attempted to sell affectionate notes that the then young Prince William wrote to his mother when he was just six years old. He was exposed by the Mail on Sunday. Hewitt first tried to deny but then, when the British newspaper showed an email confirming his involvement in the attempt to sell 8 autographed letters of Lady D. and 26 notes, he fell silent. It is not the first time that James Hewitt has attempted to profit from the memory of Diana Spencer. Already in 1993, he tried to place more than 60 letters exchanged during the years of their relationship, hoping to earn a million-dollar figure. Last November, he came to effectively blackmail Princes William and Harry, offering their lawyers the letters.