Nigel Jaques, popular Eton beak who taught Princes William and Harry – obituary
Nigel Jaques, popular Eton beak who taught Princes William and Harry – obituary Nicknamed ‘Hattie’ Jaques, he taught non-specialist classics, led tours to Rome and Greece and became a regular visitor at Royal Lodge Nigel Jaques Credit: Eton College Photographic Archive Nigel Jaques, who has died aged 85, was one of the longest serving and most popular Eton masters, claiming to have known every headmaster to have led the school over 100 years. When the Prince of Wales told Prince William that Jaques was coming to tutor Prince Harry for two weeks in Scotland, the reply was: “Mr Jaques i...