Captain Ian Farquhar dead aged 78: King Charles’ close friend dies at his Highgrove estate in Gloucestershire

FRIEND to the Royal Family Ian Farquhar has died.

The 78-one year-frail used to be a longtime friend of the King and in addition Queen Camilla’s and had served as equerry to the Queen Mom.

He used to be also identified as being a celebrated hunter and adept horseman, serving in the Queen’s Maintain Hussars.

It marks one other blow to the King as he deals with his possess cancer prognosis and Lord (Jacob) Rothschild died closing week aged 87.

Prince William had dated Ian’s daughter Rose Farquhar during his gap one year in 2000 with the pair having romantic picnics in the Gloucestershire geographical region.

Ian had lived on the King’s Highgrove estate in Gloucestershire where, for plenty of years, he rented a farmhouse. 

Andrew Parker Bowles, the first husband of Queen Camilla, told the Day-to-day Mail that Ian had been in heart-broken health.

Andrew stated Ian had died at Highgrove on Wednesday morning.

He described the individual as a “wild as a hawk in his formative years, however repeatedly great enjoyable”.

He stated Ian could per chance be “judged by history as one in all the great Master of Hounds.”

Ian used to be Master of the Beaufort Hunt for 34 years.

In a put up to Instagram, the Beaufort Hunt paid tribute to its former grasp.

The hunt stated: “It’s far with damaged hearts we ship our like and condolences to the household and friends of our possess Captain Ian Farquhar, who so brilliantly piloted us for 34 years and handed away peacefully this week.

“‘Captain’ as he used to be identified by many used to be loved and cherished by the total hunting neighborhood, as any individual who used to be supportive, kind and repeatedly there with aesthetic forward thinking recommendation for someone who requested him.

“He had a nasty sense of humour and someone who used to be lucky sufficient to be in his company and pay attention to tales of his extremely assorted and adventurous lifestyles each and each in the military and the hunting world will sustain onto these reminiscences forever.

“Captain’s passions in lifestyles contain been hounds, his household and canines – of which we know there’ll be a total pack waiting for him up there contented to be in his company again.

“An exquisite countryman and a perfect gent – he’ll be vastly skipped over.”