James Hewitt, the former lover of Diana, Princess of Wales, was today let off with a caution for possession of a Class A drug after being arrested at a Fulham wine bar in July.
Mr Hewitt, 46, was was detained along with his girlfriend, freelance broadcaster Alison Bell, on suspicion of being in possession of cocaine.
In a statement today, Scotland Yard said: “A 46-year-old man returned on bail at Notting Hill police station this afternoon in connection with an incident outside a bar in Fulham Road SW6 on July 21.
“Following consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service, he received a caution for the offence of possession of a Class A drug
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“The 37-year-old woman was released from police in absentia and will be subject to no further action by police.”
Mr Hewitt, a former Cavalry officer, had been with Miss Bell at the Cactus Blue restaurant and bar near his home. He spent the night at a London police station in London after his arrest.
He became infamous as the man who romanced Diana and later told all. Five years ago, he published a book about his romantic liaison with the late princess, and about his experiences fighting in the Gulf War of 1991.
Last December, he was attacked in the media when he said he would sell love letters she had written to him during their five-year affair in the 1990s.