Lord Robert Fellowes, who was Princess Diana’s brother-in-law and the uncle of Princes Harry and William, has died.

Lord Robert Fellowes, who was Princess Diana’s brother-in-law and the uncle of Princes Harry and William, has died aged 82.

The British courtier, who was Queen Elizabeth II’s private secretary, was the late monarch’s most important adviser between 1990 and 1999 during the divorces of three of her children and Princess Diana’s death.

Lord Fellowes was also forced to deny claims by Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed that he was involved in a conspiracy to murder his son Dodi and the late Princess of Wales.

He famously helped the late Queen through what she described as her ‘annus horribilis’ in 1992 when Charles was at war with Diana, Prince Andrew separated from Sarah Ferguson, Princess Anne divorced, Windsor Castle nearly burned down and public opinion turned against the royals.

Lord Fellowes is understood to have died of undisclosed causes on July 29, 2024.