The world mourned when Princess Diana Spencer tragically died in a car crash 18 years go. She will always be known as the people's princess and her memory will live on for generations to come.
Recently, her name made the news when it was reported that her former lover, James Hewitt, was caught secretly selling the letters she sent to him to the "highest bidder" in America, Daily Mail reported. James offered to sale eight letters and 26 cards, two handwritten notes from the then 6-year-old Prince William among them.
A former Army officer, Hewitt denied the allegations at first but Mail on Sunday produced evidence of the sale in a form of email trail. Daily Mail added that the letters were innocent. On December 19, 1987, she wrote, "If by any chance you want to get in touch for whatever, the B. P. switchboard will know exactly where I am even if I don't... it has been known!" Another one stated, "I think you are very brave taking this demented lady on," the late Princess obviously referring to herself. Letters published were very few and carefully chosen by the newspaper.
The same news portal added that the letters were also offered to Prince William and Prince Harry in November via their lawyer. Hewitt went to great length to bury the sale and opted to use one of his friends to act as go-between. The dealer in LA, memorabilia dealer Gary Zimet, confirmed that Hewitt was behind the sale. This is not a surprise since Hewitt also attempted to sale his entire collection of more than 60 letters way back in 2003 when he went on US television.
The delear admitted to have found a buyer willing to shell out £100,000 but Hewitt changed his mind, perhaps because the offer was not enough. Zimet said to Daily Mail, "He appears to have carefully chosen these letters because they are from the start of the relationship and are less salacious than the letters written at the height of their affair. I was told privacy was paramount because Hewitt was worried about the fall-out if it became public. He needs money, pure and simple."
What is most likely to cause an uproar on the Palace is the inclusion if William's letter planned to be sold.
On the other hand, a friend of Hewitt told People, "There's no question of him selling them. He will not be selling them. It is personal memorabilia. He has nothing to sell and he won't sell anything."
This story is expected to develop in the coming days. What do you think, does James Hewitt have the right to sell those letters?
