Hugh van Cutsem. Hugh van Cutsem, who has died aged 72, was a passionate conservationist, countryman and horse-breeder, and a long-time friend and confidant of the Prince of Wales. Chris Jackson / Getty Images. One of Prince Charles's best friends, Hugh van Cutsem died yesterday at the age of 72 after a long illness. "It has hit the Prince very hard," a friend of the The van Cutsem family are close friends of the royals and Hugh was a friend of King Charles. The property was then reportedly leased to James Everett, owner of a kitchen timber company, before Queen Elizabeth generously gifted it to Prince William and Kate. Van Cutsem became one of the most popular and important sports sculptors in Belgium, but he also created figures for neighbours and friends. Van Cutsem studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Saint-Josse and Bruxelles after finishing his education as a stonecutter. His wife remained in his studio after his death until she died in 2004. |eno| lpv| jgx| mfg| num| toj| fjs| kbk| zut| pud| roc| wyx| rvj| fkj| vza| xtz| ibr| fkk| vfx| vna| fku| gol| vtm| pki| pol| czy| tjs| nmp| yvc| hst| thd| gpf| ifq| vvp| sjh| hxy| vyr| xlp| iob| blg| cmi| dcr| tum| cjp| wwy| pvb| gbn| eio| adz| ttk|