James Colthurst

James Richard Colthurst (born 7 March 1957) is an Irish-born British aristocrat, radiologist, and medical business consultant. He worked as a radiologist at London's St Thomas' Hospital and is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. Colthurst was a close friend to Diana, Princess of Wales and served as a "middle-man" between the princess and the writer Andrew Morton, interviewing her for the 1992 book Diana: Her True Story.

Early life, family, and education Colthurst was born on 7 March 1957, the second son of Sir Richard la Touche Colthurst, 9th Baronet and Janet Georgina Wilson-Wright, a granddaughter of Sir Almroth Wright.

Colthurst grew up at Blarney Castle, the family seat in Blarney, Ireland. In 1985, he was appointed as a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.

Friendship with the Princess of Wales Colthurst first met Lady Diana Spencer, then seventeen years old, while on a ski trip in Val Claret.