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2 unusual facts about James Hewitt, 1st Viscount Lifford


Agnes Macdonald, 1st Baroness Macdonald of Earnscliffe

Her mother, Theodora Foulks Hewitt (1802-1875), was the daughter of William Hewitt, also of Jamaica, descended from a brother of James Hewitt, 1st Viscount Lifford.

St Patrick's College, Dublin

Lord Lifford (Lord Chancellor of Ireland former MP for Coventry).


Andrea Catherwood

In 2006, she was scheduled to appear on the celebrity special of The X Factor: Battle of the Stars and to sing with James Hewitt but ITV chiefs refused to give her permission to appear on the show.

Benjamin Carr

He was "decidedly the most important and prolific music publisher in America during the 1790s (as well as one of its most distinguished composers), conducting, in addition to his Philadelphia business, a New York branch from 1794 to 1797, when it was acquired by James Hewitt" (Wolfe, 1980, p. 43).

Christine Hamilton

After the election, Christine and Neil Hamilton appeared together on Have I Got News For You, an appearance that established her as a chat-show personality and she subsequently appeared on myriad programmes including her own 'Christine Hamilton Show' on BBC Choice where she interviewed celebrities who had 'been through stormy waters' of some kind, ranging from Jonathan Aitken to James Hewitt, from Bernard Manning to Ivana Trump, and from Paul Merson to John Fashanu.

James Hewitt

Julie Cox and Christopher Villiers were the actress and the actor who played Diana, Princess of Wales and Hewitt respectively.

Rebecca Loos

In April of the same year, Loos ran the London Marathon, and raised more than £7,000 in sponsorship for the British Red Cross, and later in May appeared in The X Factor: Battle of the Stars along with James Hewitt – in which she famously received a negative reception from judge Sharon Osbourne and the show's audience alike.

Sarah Kozer

During her time in the house she had a modest "showmance" with contestant James Hewitt.

Showbiz Darts

The celebrities who competed in the tournament were Michael Le Vell, Vicki Butler-Henderson, Roland Rivron, Holly Willoughby, Phil Tufnell, Keith Chegwin, James Hewitt and Johnny Vegas.

Trés Hanley

Others included British TV personality James Hewitt, the former British household cavalry officer, who is most notable for being the longtime lover of Diana, Princess of Wales and American footballer (punter for the N.Y. Giants) Sean Landeta.


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