Peter St Clair-Erskine, 7th Earl of Rosslyn

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The Right Honourable
The Earl of Rosslyn
CVO QPM
BornPeter St Clair-Erskine
(1958-03-31) 31 March 1958 (age 66)
Spouse(s)Helen Watters
IssueJamie St. Clair-Erskine, Lord Loughborough
Lady Alice St. Clair-Erskine
The Hon. Harry St. Clair-Erskine
Lady Lucia St. Clair-Erskine
ParentsAnthony St Clair-Erskine, 6th Earl of Rosslyn

Peter St Clair-Erskine, 7th Earl of Rosslyn, CVO, QPM (born 31 March 1958) is a former Metropolitan Police Commander, in which he used the professional name Peter Loughborough (from the subsidiary title, Lord Loughborough, which he bore as heir to the earldom prior to his succession in 1977). The Earl's lands include the world famous Rosslyn Chapel.

Background and education

Rosslyn was educated at Eton College and the University of Bristol. He inherited his peerages in 1977 and was one of 92 hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords following the House of Lords Act 1999. He sits as a crossbencher.

Career

Rosslyn, known professionally as Peter Loughborough, joined the Metropolitan Police Service in 1980. He reached the rank of chief inspector in the 1990s. In 1994 he led the undercover Operation Troodos, a successful crackdown on drug dealers in west London, including the drug supplier of the Marquess of Blandford, later Duke of Marlborough.[1] From 2003-2014, he was head of the Royalty and Diplomatic Protection Department (since amalgamated into Protection Command). He received the Queen's Police Medal in the 2009 New Year Honours and was reputedly the Queen's "favourite policeman".[2]

In March 2014, Rosslyn was appointed as Master of the Household to the Prince of Wales, and the Duchess of Cornwall at Clarence House.[3]

On 29 September 2014, Lord Rosslyn was appointed a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) upon relinquishing his appointment as Head of Royalty and Specialist Protection Department.[4]

Family

He married Helen Watters in 1982 and they have two sons and two daughters.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Old Etonian earl in charge of royal protection likely to be centre of inquiry". The Guardian. 24 June 2003.
  2. ^ "No. 58929". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 31 December 2008.
  3. ^ "Charles and Camilla appoint police chief to Household". The Daily Telegraph. 1 April 2014.
  4. ^ "No. 61020". The London Gazette. 15 October 2014.
  5. ^ Dod, Charles Roger; Dod, Robert Phipps (2010). Dod's Parliamentary Companion. Vol. 178. Dod's Parliamentary Companion Ltd. p. 845. ISBN 0-905702-89-1.
  6. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4122818/
  7. ^ Lundy, Darryl. "p. 5337 § 53361". The Peerage. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)[unreliable source]

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Peerage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Earl of Rosslyn
1977–present
Incumbent