Diana, Princess of Wales, once said she was "let down" by her ex-lover James Hewitt, 66, during her notorious November 1995 interview with former BBC journalist Martin Bashir, 61. Now, the former cavalry officer-turned-royal tell-all author laid into Bashir for how he treated the doomed princess,

James Hewitt, who had an affair with Princess Diana, has lashed out at journalist Martin Bashir for exposing their fling, referring to him as a "toad."

Princess Diana's BBC Panorama interview with Martin Bashir has since gone down in infamy because of the journalists unethical reporting and interview methods. Now, the princess's former royal lover, James Hewitt, is reflecting on the controversial interview and how it impacted his life, calling Bashir's tactics to get Diana to talk "unforgivable."

James Hewitt has railed against former BBC man Martin Bashir in a new interview, describing him as a 'toad' over his Princess Diana interview and claiming he made him an international pariah

Princess Diana's ex-lover James Hewitt claims former BBC man Martin Bashir made him the world's most hated man after the infamous panorama interview