So farewell Carlo Napolitano, keeper of the Queen’s pigeons

Carlo Napolitano, keeper of the Royal lofts, has passed away aged 69.

Mr Napolitano is believed to have suffered a heart attack, after returning to his home in Wolferton, on the Royal Estate, from a carriage ride on Monday.



Mr Napolitano, who became the Queen’s loft manager in 1992, leaves a wife Judy and a brother and sister. The Queen was a frequent visitor to the lofts, a mile or two from Sandringham House.

“The Queen is very keen,” Mr Napolitano once confided. “Her Majesty is interested in breeding and racing, and often drops round here, sometimes at very short notice.”