Hewitt 'The Cad' boasts about Diana

James Hewitt, the former lover of Diana, Princess of Wales, boasts in a television documentary that she was good in bed.

The former cavalry officer also confesses in the programme, to be shown on Channel 4 next week, that he is “a complete s***”.

A film crew followed Hewitt as he attempted to sell love letters from the Princess for £10m (€14m).

At one point in the documentary, seen by PA News, he tells some people: “They’re doing it (the programme) about me because I’m a complete s*** and we’re trying to make me less of a s***.”

He adds with a laugh: “And it’s not working!”

Hewitt says the Prince of Wales would have known about Diana’s relationship with him.

He said: “I think he would have been told by the security forces and other people who make it their duty to know what other people are doing.”

He also claims Charles would have been “grateful” for the five-year affair.

“I think he would probably be grateful someone was looking after his wife when he was sh****** Camilla Parker Bowles, don’t you?” he says.

Asked if he is the father of Prince Harry, Hewitt says: “B*******”.

And asked what he would say to people who thought that, he adds: “I’ve told them that I’m not, so they can go and swivel, it’s just very sad for him, sad and unnecessary.”

In one clip, a friend mimics his voice and says: “I’ve got some letters that are for sale. Princess Diana was one hell of a f***.”

A smiling Hewitt says: “It’s true. We can cut that, anyway.”

At another point in the programme Hewitt says his father and grandfather both had an eye for women, “so I reckon it runs in the blood”.

Asked how many women he has had, he counters with: “This week? This year?”

Asked how many he would score in a year, he says: “More than the England cricket team.”

And asked whether that is against India or Australia, he says: “Anybody.”

He adds: “I never wanted to be a cad, but I guess I am, so, if you’ve been handed a bunch of lemons, make some lemon juice.”

The programme shows lawyer and friend Michael Coleman reading extracts from letters sent to Hewitt when he was serving in the first Gulf War.

In one, Diana wrote: “Boy, oh boy, does the earth shake when I get a letter from my desert friend, screams of delight, tears, you name it. Demented female on the loose, that’s for sure.”

Another said: “Me and the boys think of you lots and pray for your return.”