Sad news for King Charles III: his second cousin has died.

Mourning in the British royal family: Albemarle Bowes-Lyon has died. He was a second cousin of King Charles III. and a nephew of Queen Mum, mother of Queen Elizabeth II. Albemarle was close to some members of the royal family. He even attended the late Queen’s coronation and funeral. Now Albemarle himself has died at the age of 83.

King Charles’ cousin died on October 30th

This reports “Hello!“, citing the Dundee Courier. Accordingly, the king’s cousin is said to have died on October 30th, one day before Charles and Camilla set off on their state trip to Kenya. The royal family has not yet commented on Albemarle’s death. It is also not yet known whether members of the Royal Family will be at the private funeral, which is scheduled to take place soon.