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RICHARD EDEN: Revealed: King Charles' friend Ian Farquhar's poignant words to his newborn granddaughter before he died


EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: As King Charles and Queen Camilla mourn their great friend Ian Farquhar, who died last week aged 78, there has been some consolation for the family.

As King Charles and Queen Camilla mourn their great friend Ian Farquhar, who died last week aged 78, there has been some consolation for the family of the supreme horseman and legendary hunting figure. I can disclose that his daughter, Rose Gemmell, who was Prince William's first girlfriend, gave birth to her first child shortly before his death. 'He used to go and have dinner with the King and drive home across the fields,' an admirer told me, adding that, sometimes, the homeward journey didn't go as smoothly as Farquhar expected, causing him to abandon his car when it became hopelessly bogged down.

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