Harry and William's uncle leaves behind eye-watering amount in will after death aged 82 – but neither will get a penny
Both William and Harry attended their uncle's funeral in 2024
LEFT OUT Harry and William's uncle leaves behind eye-watering amount in will after death aged 82 – but neither will get a penny
Prince William and Prince Harry's uncle left £1.5million in his will – but gave neither royal a penny.
Lord Robert Fellowes passed almost the entirety of his massive estate to his wife after his death last July, The Sun can reveal.
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Lord Robert Fellows, uncle to William and Harry, left his huge estate to his wife
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William and Harry received nothing in the will (pictured at Queen's funeral)
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The brothers are still not on speaking terms
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It meant neither the Prince of Wales nor the estranged Duke of Sussex was left any gifts by the 82-year-old, who was married to Princess Diana's sister, Lady Jane Spencer.
Both William, 42, and US-based Harry, 40, attended Lord Fellowes' memorial service in tiny Snettisham, Norfolk, last August.
We revealed how they stood 'virtually back to back' at the event to mark the popular Baron's life, but still refused to talk to each other.
Documents signed off by the High Court last week reveal Lord Fellowes left an estate worth £1,517,418, including a £4,000 deduction to pay costs and legal fees.
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In his 2012 will, he passed £1,000 to a local hospice and £500 to St Mary's Church, where his memorial service was held.
He also gave £5,000 to Eton College, where he was educated, and £1,000 to handyman Andrew Grange, who helped the couple at their Old Vicarage estate just miles away from royal retreat Sandringham.
Yet there were no special gifts for either of his nephews, who have not been seen in the same room since the packed memorial event.
The remainder of his estate was handed to his wife, who is Princess Diana's older sister.
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Lord Fellowes – played by Andrew Havill in Netflix's The Crown – wed Lady Jane in 1978, three years before Diana tied the knot with the then-Prince Charles.
The life peer was also a long-time adviser to the princes' grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, serving in her private office from 1977.
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He was the monarch's private secretary from 1990 to 1999, steering Her Majesty through the royal family's most turbulent period.
Reverend Dan Tansley, who led his memorial service, told The Sun at the time: 'It was a lovely service and there were a lot of people who wanted to be there for someone who was really well-respected in the village.
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'It was only as I was greeting the congregation on the way out that Prince William was shaking my hand, and then very quickly after Prince Harry did too.
'It wasn't a tremendous shock William was there, as that was always a possibility but I suppose it was more of a surprise that Harry had come."
'I don't recollect them speaking to each other but there were a lot of family members and friends speaking to them.
'It would have meant a lot to Lord Robert to have them both at the service because I know both he and his auntie love them both very much.'
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