Following the deaths of Diana and Dodi Fayed, Mohamed Al Fayed, Dodi’s father and the owner of Harrods, accused Lord Fellowes of being part of a conspiracy to kill the couple—claims that Fellowes strongly denied.

“Robert, my incredibly amazing brother-in-law, is no longer with us.”

“A true gentleman in every sense of the term, he was a guy of wisdom, humour, and unwavering integrity. Being his brother-in-law makes me really proud.”

For thirty years, Sir William “Billy” Fellowes, Lord Fellowes’ father, served as land agent at the Royal Family’s Sandringham Estate—where Lord Fellowes was also born. The Times quoted the late Queen Elizabeth saying, “Robert is the only one of my private secretaries I have held in my arms.”