Lord Robert Fellowes, the private secretary to Queen Elizabeth II, was the uncle of Princes William and Harry and the brother-in-law of Princess Diana. He passed away at the age of 82.

Between 1990 and 1999, while three of the late monarch’s children were divorcing and Diana was passing away, the British courtier served as her primary advisor.

He supported the Queen during what she called her “Annus Horribilis” of 1992, which included the breakup of Charles and Diana, Andrew’s divorce from Sarah, Anne’s divorce, the burning of Windsor Castle, and a shift in public sentiment against the royal family.

Additionally, Mohamed Al Fayed, the owner of Harrods, ordered Lord Fellowes to refute his absurd allegations that he was complicit in a plot to kill his son Dodi and Diana.

In 1978, he married Diana’s older sister, Lady Jane Spencer, and together they produced three children: Alexander, Eleanor, and Laura, who happens to be Princess Charlotte’s godmother.