The Queen’s doctor has been killed by a lorry while cycling in a notorious Central London accident hotspot.

Dr Peter Fisher, one of three official Physicians to The Queen and a renowned homeopathist, was crushed by the vehicle on Wednesday morning in High Holborn, near to the Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine where he had practised for 35 years.

The 67-year-old is understood to have taken up cycling to work only in the last two years and was killed on “Cycle To Work Day”, a national campaign to champion pedal power over cars.

Last night campaigners said his death highlighted the deficiency of safety measures protecting cyclists from lorries.