An inquest will be held into the death of a longtime friend of King Charles III who was found dead in Wiltshire.

Ian Farquhar was found dead at home in Chippenham on March 6 by a carer, aged 78.

Mr Farquhar, who was Master of the Beaufort Hunt for 34 years, was a firm friend of King Charles and previously served as the Queen Mother's equerry.

In March, an inquest into his death was opened and adjourned, and national media reported that a postmortem examination suggested Mr Farquhar had died of postural asphyxia.

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An inquest date of Wednesday, October 23 has now been fixed and is scheduled to take place at Wiltshire and Swindon Coroner’s Court in Salisbury.

At the time, Wiltshire Police confirmed there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding the incident.

Following the news, Brigadier Andrew Parker Bowles, Queen Camilla’s first husband, paid tribute to his friend via the Daily Mail.

He said Mr Farquhar was "as wild as a hawk" in his youth and "always great fun".

Mr Parker Bowles added he will be remembered as “a real countryman, a very good officer, a brave amateur rider, a hard-riding polo player, and an excellent public speaker.”