Lord
Robert Fellowes, Prince William and Prince Harry’s uncle by marriage, has
passed away at age 82.
Lord
Fellowes was married to the late Princess Diana’s sister Lady Jane Fellowes and
served for a time as the late Queen Elizabeth II’s private secretary. He d_ied
of undisclosed causes on July 29.
Plans
for the British courtier’s funeral have not yet been revealed.
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Lord
Fellowes had a firm place within the royal fold, and was considered one of the
late monarch’s most trusted advisers during his tenure between 1990 and 1999.
During
that time, Fellowes advised the late Queen on the divorces of three of her
children, as well as on Diana’s passing in 1997.
Lord
Fellowes was married to Lady Jane Fellowes for 46 years, until he di..ed.
The
late Princess of Wales served as a bridesmaid at the couple’s lavish wedding in
1978.
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The
couple went on to welcome three children: Alexander Robert, 41, Eleanor Ruth,
38, and Laura Jane, 44, who is Princess Charlotte’s godmother.
In
1986, He rose up the ranks at Buckingham Palace to become deputy private
secretary, before taking over the reins from Sir William Heseltine as private
secretary four years later.
Fellowes
left his post as private secretary to the Queen in February 1999 and returned
to his previous position in the private sector, as a banker.
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That
year, he received the title of Baron Fellowes of Shotesham in the County of
Norfolk in the Queen’s Birthday Honors List.
He
sat as a Crossbench Peer — a member of Parliament not belonging to a political
party — until his retirement in 2022.
Though
he left his role as private secretary, Fellowes remained technically a member
of the royal household.
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He
remained an extra equerry to the late Queen until she di,,ed in September 2022
at age 96.
Extra
equerries are honorary appointees who are rarely required to serve, but can be
called upon to do so if needed by senior members of the Firm.
Fellowes
was proud of a close friendship with Harry and William, attending the Prince
and Princess of Wales’ wedding at Westminster Abbey in 2011.
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He
continued to be close to both of the now-estranged brothers, and attended the
Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s wedding at Windsor Castle in 2018.
Fellowes
was portrayed in the hit Netflix series “The Crown.” He was played by actor
Andrew Havill.
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