{"id":950472,"date":"2026-05-10T13:07:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T13:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/950472\/"},"modified":"2026-05-10T13:07:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T13:07:18","slug":"royal-superfan-dubbed-union-jack-man-dies-aged-91","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/950472\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal superfan dubbed &#8216;Union Jack Man&#8217; dies aged 91"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An enthusiastic fan of the Royal Family who was reportedly nicknamed &#8220;The Union Jack Man&#8221; by the late Queen Elizabeth II has died, aged 91.<\/p>\n<p>Terry Hutt, from Weston-super-Mare, was known for <a data-ylk=\"slk:camping outside hospitals ahead of royal births.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-england-bristol-32379151?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Baol.com%5D-%5Blink%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">camping outside hospitals ahead of royal births.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I always get the Queen smiling, I might stop out for several nights but when I get her smiling, it&#8217;s always worthwhile,&#8221; he said in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>His daughter, Tracey Joy, said he was a &#8220;tireless&#8221; campaigner for the NHS and Birnbeck Pier. &#8220;A life well lived and as we are grieving we look back at his fight for life, love for his family,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n<p>Hutt became a keen royalist at the age of four, when the King and Queen visited his parents after the Blitz in London and gave him a souvenir mug.<\/p>\n<p>In 2013, he spent nearly two weeks on a bench ahead of Prince George&#8217;s birth, being fed porridge and given cups of tea by staff there.<\/p>\n<p>And then aged 79, he slept outside St Mary&#8217;s Hospital on the same bench awaiting the arrival of Princess Charlotte.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A man riding a mobility scooter covered in Union flags. He has a small umbrella attached to his hat, which also has a Union flag design.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/aol_bbc_articles_618\/8a1c8a7fbd5a2f47ee944edcca35a330.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Terry Hutt, 91, was well-known for his love of the Royal family<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Every baby that&#8217;s born, people say to me &#8216;it&#8217;s only another baby&#8217;, but this is a royal baby &#8211; there&#8217;s a difference.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My wife tells me I&#8217;m mad. I have a waterproof outfit, a tarpaulin over the bench, decorated with union jacks. We call it the royal bench,&#8221; he said at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from the royals, Hutt also had other passions and interests.<\/p>\n<p>He collected thousands of signatures in support of the restoration of Birnbeck Pier, something his daughter said she was proud of.<\/p>\n<p>Follow BBC Bristol on <a data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BristolBBC\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a data-ylk=\"slk:X;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCBristol\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">X<\/a> and <a data-ylk=\"slk:Instagram;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bbcbristol\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>. 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