who was born at Sandringham in 1941. Sir William “Billy” Fellowes also participated in shooting with King George VI.
His mother, Jane Fellowes, was the granddaughter of Brigadier General Algernon Ferguson, the high bailiff of Northamptonshire, and Sarah, the great-grandfather of the Duchess of York.
In an obituary that was published in The Times today, it is reported that the then-Princess Elizabeth was among the
first to greet him upon his birth and subsequently noted, “Robert is the only one of my private secretaries I have held in my arms.”
He was nicknamed the “Walking Wisden” at Eton College due to his exceptional cricket knowledge, despite never attending university.
Instead, he was granted a commission in the Scots Guards and served in the Army for three years, from 1960 to 1963, before relocating to the City to work for Allen, Harvey, and Ross, discount brokers.
