Royal superfan dubbed ‘Union Jack man’ by the late Queen dies aged 91
A royal superfan dubbed the ‘Union Jack man’ by the Queen has died aged 91.
Terry Hutt, from Weston-super-Mare in Somerset, met Queen Elizabeth more than any other member of the public and was famous for camping out outside hospitals for several nights before the royal birth.
Mr Hutt passed away after battling heart failure, pneumonia and sepsis. He became a staunch royalist when he was just four years old, after the King and Queen visited his family in London after the Blitz and gave him a souvenir mug.
Since then, she has often been photographed wearing red, white and blue outfits at important royal events; For his devotion to the monarchy, leading members of the Royal family knew him as the ‘Union Jack man’.
In 2011, he camped outside Westminster Abbey to provide the perfect viewing spot for the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton.
Before Prince George’s birth in 2013, staff at the hospital kept him on a bench for almost two weeks, where they fed him porridge and served him tea.
Mr Hutt then spent 14 days on a red, white and blue decorated bench outside St Mary’s Hospital in London, awaiting the birth of Princess Charlotte.
He described his time on the ‘royal bench’ as demanding as a full-time job, but said he was “thrilled” to see the royal line continue.
Terry Hutt was the late Queen Elizabeth II, who called himself the ‘Union Jack man’. In the photo with Elizabeth
Mr Hutt (pictured) passed away aged 91 after heart failure, pneumonia and sepsis
Mr Hutt (pictured) was known for camping outside hospitals a few nights before the royal birth
She said at the time: ‘I’ve known William and his family for years and I’m always excited to see new babies.
‘We need babies to keep the family afloat, the more the better.’
Apart from his loyalty to the monarchy, Mr Hutt has been described as a ‘tireless’ campaigner for the NHS and the restoration of Birnbeck Pier in Weston-super-Mare.
The pier has been closed for more than three decades due to damage from storms.
Mr Hutt was also known to collect thousands of signatures by traveling around his hometown on a scooter.
He is survived by his daughter, Tracey Joy, who said her father lived “a life well lived.”
He said: ‘It’s a life well lived and as we suffer we look at his struggle for life, his love for his family.
‘It was very sad but despite his many health problems he continued to do everything he loved.
‘Making it 91 was a miracle, he survived kidney cancer and many surgeries, fighting his way out each time but along with heart failure, pneumonia and sepsis it eventually took him.’
