Overview
- Multiple UK outlets reported that McNally died on Thursday at the age of 88, though none have published an official cause of death.
- Some reports said he had been living with a long-term illness, but that detail has not been independently confirmed by family or officials.
- McNally’s son Sean died suddenly on his Balmoral estate about two months before his father’s death and public details about that death remain limited.
- McNally built a career as a racing driver and then a commercial figure in Formula One who worked alongside Bernie Ecclestone and owned chalets in Verbier.
- He had a long personal connection with Sarah Ferguson dating from about 1982–85 and they remained friends later in life, though it is unclear whether she has been formally notified of his death and no family statement has been released.