Sarah Ferguson's former partner Paddy McNally has died in Switzerland at the age of 88, just two months after the sudden death of his son Sean, according to reports that have renewed interest in the motor racing businessman and his long-standing friendship with the Duchess of York.
McNally's death comes at the end of a bleak few months for the family. Sean died unexpectedly in Scotland earlier this year, leaving the close circle around the Kent-born motor racing figure reeling. The precise cause of McNally's death has not yet been made public.