Lord Robert Fellowes, Prince William and Prince Harry\u2019s uncle by marriage, has passed away at age 82.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lord Fellowes was married to the late Princess Diana\u2019s sister Lady Jane Fellowes and served for a time as the late Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s private secretary. He d_ied of undisclosed causes on July 29.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During that time, Fellowes advised the late Queen on the divorces of three of her children, as well as on Diana\u2019s passing in 1997.
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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\u2019s godmother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That year, he received the title of Baron Fellowes of Shotesham in the County of Norfolk in the Queen\u2019s Birthday Honors List.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He sat as a Crossbench Peer \u2014 a member of Parliament not belonging to a political party \u2014 until his retirement in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Though he left his role as private secretary, Fellowes remained technically a member of the royal household.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He remained an extra equerry to the late Queen until she di,,ed in September 2022 at age 96.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fellowes was proud of a close friendship with Harry and William, attending the Prince and Princess of Wales\u2019 wedding at Westminster Abbey in 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He continued to be close to both of the now-estranged brothers, and attended the Duke and Duchess of Sussex\u2019s wedding at Windsor Castle in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fellowes was portrayed in the hit Netflix series \u201cThe Crown.\u201d He was played by actor Andrew Havill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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