An expert in facial recognition has given his verdict on Prince Harry’s parentage.

For years, rumours had been flying that the Duke of Sussex may actually have been the son of Princess Diana’s riding instructor, James Hewitt. The pair were romantically connected and had an affair for years.

Eagle-eyed royal fans have long said Prince Harry resembled Hewitt, but Simone Malik disagrees. She is said to have a special gift when it comes to faces, and she wants to debunk the rumour.She reckons she knows this because Harry and Charles both have sharp eyes and high narrow foreheads. Simone adds that there’s no one else who has those “very close set, small but extremely sharp eyes.”

Simone is certain Harry and Charles are biologically linked.

Harry’s ginger locks, which are a similar colour to Hewitt’s, have often been pointed to as a sign they could be related – but Malik reckons this is where the similarities stop. She said: “I have been hearing for years that conspiracy about Hewitt being Harry’s dad.

“I always looked and thought, ‘No, not at all.’ I can see from the public’s perspective when they look at the ginger hair and their smiles from the side, they have a certain look and they think he is Harry’s dad.“You have got to understand facial symmetry and dimension and this is what I look at, a bit like a computer but I have the skill to see the face and think ‘this person is related’ or ‘this person is not related,” she added.

“I am quite certain from my skill that King Charles is definitely Harry’s dad. Charles has a narrow and high forehead and Charles has exactly that. Diana also has a narrow forehead. Hewitt’s forehead is wide and deep.”