The two met at the Beaufort Polo Club in Gloucestershire and at the time she was described as the Prince of Wales’s ‘first love’. William and Rose would go on romantic picnics in the Gloucestershire countryside together before he met Kate at St. Andrews University in Scotland. They are still friends to this day, as the Prince attended her wedding to George Gemmell in 2022.

Mr Farquhar was also Master of the Beaufort Hunt for 34 years. It is the West Country’s oldest and largest fox hunt.

In an Instagram post, a page shared a video containing multiple images of Ian throughout his life and wrote: ‘It is with broken hearts we send our love and condolences to the family and friends of our own Captain Ian Farquhar, who so brilliantly piloted us for 34 years and passed away peacefully this week.

”Captain’ as he was known by many was loved and cherished by the entire hunting community, as someone who was supportive, kind and always there with excellent forward thinking advice for anyone who asked him.

‘He had a wicked sense of humour and anyone who was lucky enough to be in his company and listen to tales of his extremely varied and adventurous life both in the army and the hunting world will hold onto those memories forever.’

The post said that Mr Farquhar’s passions in life were his ‘hounds, his family and dogs’ and that he was a ‘true countryman and gent’.