Uncle of Prince Harry and Prince William, Lord Robert Fellowes, has died.
He was 82 years old.
Although not related to Princess Diana, Lord Robert was the late Queen’s private secretary from 1990 to 1999.
His “annus horribilis” in 1992, a time of many problems for the royal family, he helped the Queen get through them.
In that same year, Prince Charles had a fight with Diana, Prince Andrew broke up with Sarah Ferguson, Princess Anne got divorced, and a fire destroyed Windsor Castle.
The owner of Harrods, Mohammed al Fayed, later made some strange claims about Lord Robert. He said that he wasn’t responsible for Diana’s car accident in 1997.
Although the Second World War was still going on, Robert Fellowes was born at Sandringham House in Norfolk in 1941.
Eton College was his school, and he joined the Scots Guards on a short-term commission in 1960.
He started working as a banker in 1963, when he started working for Allen Harvey and Ross Ltd., who were discount brokers and bankers.
The wedding took place at Westminster Abbey in 1978 and Lord Robert married Lady Jane Fellowes.
Princess Diana, Lady Jane’s sister Diana Spencer, was a bridesmaid at the wedding.
In 1977, Fellowes was hired as an Assistant Private Secretary in the Royal Household.
He worked as a private secretary for 20 years, rising through the ranks to become deputy in 1986 and private secretary in 1990.
Lord Robert held the job for nine years, until 1999, when Robin Janvrin took over.
In 1997, after 20 years of service to the Royal Family, he was given the Queen Elizabeth II Version of the Royal Household Long and Faithful Service Medal.
He also served as the late Queen’s extra horse until she died in September 2022.
When Robert’s term ended and he was made a Baron, Lady Jane became a Baroness.
For the first time, he was introduced to the House of Lords on October 26, 1999.
They had three kids: Eleanor Ruth Fellowes, Alexander Robert Fellowes, and Laura Jane Fellowes.
Fellowes told The Telegraph about Diana after her sad death in 1997, “I was very fond of her.” She was an excellent person.
“It was hard for her to be happy, and I feel bad for people who are in that situation.”