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The Right Honourable
The Lord Charteris of Amisfield
GCB GCVO OBE QSO PC
Private Secretary to the Sovereign
In office
1972–1977
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded bySir Michael Adeane
Succeeded bySir Philip Moore
Personal details
Born7 September 1913
Died23 December 1999 (1999-12-24) (aged 86)
NationalityBritish
Alma materRoyal Military College, Sandhurst

Lieutenant-Colonel Martin Michael Charles Charteris, Baron Charteris of Amisfield GCB GCVO OBE QSO PC (7 September 1913 – 23 December 1999) was a courtier of Queen Elizabeth II.[1]

Biography

Charteris was the son of Hugo Francis Charteris, grandson of Hugo Charteris, 11th Earl of Wemyss and a brother of the 12th Earl of Wemyss. He was educated at Eton and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst and was commissioned in the King's Royal Rifle Corps. He fought in the Middle East during the Second World War, rising to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. On his return, he married the Hon. Mary Margesson (a daughter of the 1st Viscount Margesson) on 16 December 1944 in Jerusalem and they had three children.[2] He retired from the Army in 1951.

In 1950, he was appointed Private Secretary to Princess Elizabeth, who was then Duchess of Edinburgh and heiress presumptive to the British throne. From her accession in 1952 until 1972, he served as her Assistant Private Secretary under Sir Michael Adeane. On Adeane's retirement in 1972, he was promoted to Private Secretary. He held this post until his retirement in 1977 and returned to Eton as its Provost. He was granted the honour of being a Permanent Lord in Waiting.[3]

Charteris was probably most outspoken in an interview he gave to The Spectator in 1995, in which he described the Duchess of York as "vulgar", the Prince of Wales as "whiney" and the Queen Mother as "a bit of an ostrich".[4]

Honours

British honours

Foreign honour

Portrayals

In Netflix's 2016 series The Crown, Charteris was portrayed by Harry Hadden-Paton.

References

  1. ^ Daily Telegraph "Her Majesty's A-team"
  2. ^ Desert Island Discs, BBC Radio 4, 5 April 1991
  3. ^ Tomlinson, Richard (20 Dec 1992). "They also serve, who only ush". Independent.
  4. ^ Obituary (24 December 1999). "Queen's confidant dies". BBC News.
  5. ^ "No. 37598". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 13 June 1946.
  6. ^ "No. 39863". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 1 June 1953.
  7. ^ "No. 41404". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 12 June 1958.
  8. ^ "No. 42683". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 2 June 1962.
  9. ^ "No. 45678". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 3 June 1972.
  10. ^ "No. 46777". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 1 January 1976.
  11. ^ "No. 47303". The London Gazette. 19 August 1977.
  12. ^ "No. 47420". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 31 December 1977.
  13. ^ "No. 47459". The London Gazette. 9 February 1978.
  14. ^ "No. 52987". The London Gazette. 10 July 1992.
  15. ^ "Senarai Penuh Penerima Darjah Kebesaran, Bintang dan Pingat Persekutuan Tahun 1972" (PDF).
  16. ^ "Reply to a parliamentary question" (pdf) (in German). p. 214. Retrieved 18 October 2012. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)
Court offices
Preceded by Private Secretary to the Sovereign
1972–1977 		Succeeded by
Academic offices
Preceded by Provost of Eton
1978–1991 		Succeeded by
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