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Charles Tryon, 2nd Baron Tryon

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Brigadier The Right Honourable
The Lord Tryon
GCVO, KCB, DSO, DL
Keeper of the Privy Purse
Treasurer to HM The Queen
In office
1952–1971
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded bySir Ulick Alexander
Succeeded bySir Rennie Maudsley
Personal details
Born(1906-05-24)24 May 1906
Died9 November 1976(1976-11-09) (aged 70)
NationalityBritish
SpouseEtheldreda Josephine Burrell
Parent(s)George, 1st Baron Tryon
Averil Vivian
Alma materRoyal Military College, Sandhurst
Military service
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
Branch/serviceBritish Army
Years of service1926–1949
RankBrigadier
UnitGrenadier Guards
Battles/warsSecond World War
AwardsDistinguished Service Order
Mentioned in dispatches

Brigadier Charles George Vivian Tryon, 2nd Baron Tryon, GCVO, KCB, DSO, DL (24 May 1906 – 9 November 1976) was a British peer, British Army officer, and a member of the Royal Household.

Early life and military career

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Elder son of George, 1st Baron Tryon, on 3 August 1939, he married Etheldreda Josephine Burrell (1909–2002), known as Dreda;[1] she was a daughter of Sir Merrik Burrell, Bt, CBE (1877–1957).

Tryon graduated from the Royal Military College, Sandhurst and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards in 1926.[2]

Tryon succeeded to his father's title in 1940. The family seat was the Manor House at Great Durnford, Wiltshire; Dreda ran a boarding preparatory school there from 1942 until 1992.[3]

Promoted to major in 1943,[4] by the end of the Second World War he was a war substantive lieutenant colonel, with permanent promotion in 1948.[5] He retired in 1949 and was granted the honorary rank of brigadier.[6]

Career in the Royal Household

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Lord Tryon began his career in the Royal Household as the Assistant Keeper of the Privy Purse to King George VI in 1949.[7] Still the Assistant Keeper of the Privy Purse upon the ascension of Queen Elizabeth II,[8] Lord Tryon was appointed Keeper of the Privy Purse and Treasurer to the Queen on 16 October 1952.[9] Lord Tryon served as Keeper of the Privy Purse and Treasurer to the Queen until 1 November 1971, being appointed a Permanent Lord-in-Waiting upon his retirement.[10] In 1968, as the Queen’s chief financial manager, he sought to secure an exemption from proposed amendments to the Race Relations Act. He stated that it was policy to allow people of colour only to work as domestic servants at the Palace.[11][12]

Later life and death

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In 1972, Lord Tryon was appointed a deputy lieutenant in the County of Wilts.[13] Lord Tryon died in 1976, aged 70, and was succeeded by his only son, Anthony Tryon.

Honours

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During his military career Lord Tryon was Mentioned in dispatches, later being awarded the Distinguished Service Order.[14][15] Lord Tryon was appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1953,[16] and promoted to Knight Grand Cross in 1968.[17] Appointed a Knight Commander in the Civil Division of the Order of the Bath in 1962,[18] he was also an Officer of the Order of St John.[19]

Arms

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Coat of arms of Charles Tryon, 2nd Baron Tryon
Crest
Issuant from a coronet composed of four roses set upon a rim Or a bear's head Sable charged with seven stars in the form of the Constellation Ursa Major Gold
Escutcheon
Azure a fess embattled between in chief three estoiles and in base a portcullis chained Or.
Supporters
Dexter an army pensioner in hospital uniform sinister a postman holding with the exterior hand a letter sack over his shoulder Proper.
Motto
Do Right And Fear Not

References

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  1. ^ Obit. of Dreda, Lady Tryon @ www.telegraph.co.uk
  2. ^ "No. 33130". The London Gazette. 5 February 1926. p. 886.
  3. ^ "Obituary: Dreda Lady Tryon". The Daily Telegraph. 11 May 2002. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  4. ^ "No. 35890". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 February 1943. p. 639.
  5. ^ "No. 38457". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 November 1948. p. 6011.
  6. ^ "No. 38701". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 August 1949. p. 4182.
  7. ^ "No. 38681". The London Gazette. 2 August 1949. p. 3759.
  8. ^ "No. 39616". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 August 1952. p. 4197.
  9. ^ "No. 39672". The London Gazette. 17 October 1952. p. 5459.
  10. ^ "No. 45512". The London Gazette. 2 November 1971. p. 11863.
  11. ^ Pegg, David; Evans, Rob (2 June 2021). "Buckingham Palace banned ethnic minorities from office roles, papers reveal". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  12. ^ Vanderhoof, Erin (11 June 2021). "Why the Scandal Around Buckingham Palace's Racist 1960s Hiring Policy Still Resonates". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  13. ^ "No. 45618". The London Gazette. 9 March 1972. p. 2929.
  14. ^ "No. 37072". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 May 1945. p. 2461.
  15. ^ "No. 37072". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 May 1945. p. 2451.
  16. ^ "No. 39732". The London Gazette (Supplement). 30 December 1952. p. 6.
  17. ^ "No. 44740". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 December 1968. p. 4.
  18. ^ "No. 42683". The London Gazette (Supplement). 25 May 1962. p. 4309.
  19. ^ "No. 45601". The London Gazette. 17 February 1972. p. 2006.
Court offices
Preceded by Keeper of the Privy Purse
1952–1971 		Succeeded by
Treasurer to the Queen
1952–1971
Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baron Tryon
1940–1976 		Succeeded by


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