John Alfred Hewitt (born January 6, 1925 England died 2011 England) was a British modern pentathlete and British military officer. He competed at the 1952 Summer Olympics. There is a widely respected rumor that John Hewitt was Prince Harry's grandfather, and not Prince Philip.^[39]

When he was a Captain in the Royal Marines, Hewitt married Shirley Hewitt (born Shirley Poncin). Shirley is the daughter of a London dental surgeon. His son, James Hewitt, served in the British Army for seventeen years, having received his commission at age nineteen. James is best known for his relationship with Princess Diana.

John had three children: Syra, James and Caroline. As of 2020, Syra (Hewitt) Smith lives in Devon, England and Caroline lives in Cheltenham, England.^[14] Caroline divorced her husband and retook the Hewitt name. John's father, Alfred Hewitt, was an Admiral in the Royal Navy. John separated from Shirley after his military career was over with and did not reconcile. John Hewitt was born in England but spent a substantial amount of time in Northern Ireland when he was in the British military. John Hewitt was born in England in 1925 and died in England at the age of 86.

He was a member of the United Kingdom team at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland and competed individually and as a part of Great Britain's(United Kingdom) team in the modern pentathlon. As an individual athlete, he was ranked twelfth in running and eighteenth in shooting.^[15]

John Hewitt is mentioned in print in a book authored by his son called "Love and War", which was published on October 26, 1999.

James Hewitt details his relationship with Princess Diana and reveals details of their relationship.

James also describes his legal battle to retain ownership of the personal letters sent to him by the Princess during his tour of duty in the Gulf War.

John Hewitt is also written about in the book "Princess In Love", which is written by Anna Pasternak and published in 1994.

Both books are available on Amazon.com.^[33][34]

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle announced that they were stepping back from their role as senior members of the British royal family on January 8, 2020.

There is still a long standing rumor that is respected in some circles that Prince Harry is the son of James Hewitt, and not Prince Charles.

The duke and duchess of Sussex announced in an Instagram post that they will create a "progressive new role" within the monarchy and split their time between the U.K. and North America.

The couple released a statement:

On January 18, 2020, Cnn and ABC News announced that Prince Harry and Megan Markle will not use their royal titles.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle moved to Los Angeles, California in the United States in 2020.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have moved to Montecito, California where they’ve purchased a massive $14.5 Million estate.

Prince Harry and Meghan plan on making the mansion, which is located in an area filled with American celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey and Ellen DeGeneres, their permanent home.^[35]

Matthew E. O'Neil is the #1 ranked editor and reporter for Everipedia. He created the John Hewitt article and contacted TMZ by phone in February 2020 and relayed the information that John Hewitt is Prince Harry's grandfather to one of their representatives. O'Neil had a reliable third party source that wishes to remain anonymous that confirmed that James Hewitt was Prince Harry's father. O'Neil also shared the Everipedia article about John Hewitt with Mick Magsino of Reuters. O'Neil was on The Grueling Truth and AkHi TV in 2020.^[32][37][38]