Martin Charteris, Baron Charteris of Amisfield

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Martin Michael Charles Charteris, Baron Charteris of Amisfield PC GCB GCVO QSO OBE (born September 7, 1913 in London , † December 23, 1999 in Wood Stanway , Gloucestershire ) was a British lieutenant colonel who was Queen Elizabeth's private secretary between 1972 and 1977 II. Was and in 1978 when Life Peer became a member of the House of Lords due to the Life Peerages Act 1958 .

Life

Family and officer

Charteris was the second son of Hugo Francis Charteris, Lord Elcho, the eldest son of Hugo Richard Charteris, 11th Earl of Wemyss , who however fell during World War I in 1916 , leaving his one year older brother, David Charteris, 12th Earl of Wemyss and thus successor to the grandfather. His mother, Violet Catherine Manners, was the daughter of Henry Manners, 8th Duke of Rutland .

After attending Eton College , Charteris trained as an officer at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and, after completing his training, entered the King's Royal Rifle Corps as a lieutenant in 1933 . In the following years he served in various posts in this unit and took part in combat missions in the Middle East during the Second World War. He was last promoted to lieutenant colonel in 1944.

In 1950 Charteris, who was awarded the Officer's Cross of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1946 , became Princess Elisabeth's private secretary . After this after the death of her father King George VI. on February 6, 1952, he was succeeded as British monarch, he became Assistant Private Secretary to the Queen and held this position for twenty years until 1972. For his services in this position, he became a member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) in 1953 and Companion des Order in 1958 of the Bath (CB) and 1962 Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO), so that from then on he carried the suffix "Sir". In addition, he also acted as stable master ( Extra Equerry to the Queen ) from 1956 .

Private Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II and Member of the House of Lords

In 1972 Charteris, who also became Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) and Privy Councilor , followed, and finally Michael Adeane as private secretary to Queen Elizabeth II and held this office until 1977. In addition to this function, he held the post of administrator of the monarch 's archives from 1972 to 1977 ( Keeper of the Queen's Archives ). For his services in these functions, he was awarded the Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) in 1976 and the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) in 1977. He was succeeded as private secretary in 1977 by his previous deputy ( Deputy Private Secretary ), Philip Moore .

Upon cessation of his duties as private secretary and administrator of the Queen's Archives, Charteris became a member of the House of Lords by letters patent dated February 7, 1978 as a life peer entitled Baron Charteris of Amisfield , of Amisfield in East Lothian, to which he was up to belonged to his death. Shortly thereafter, Charteris was the 1978 Permanent lord-in-waiting , was an honorary Doctor of Civil Law ( Honorary Doctor of Civil Law ) of the University of Oxford and the Queen's Service Order awarded (QSO).

In 1978, Baron Charteris successor Harold Caccia as Provost of Eton College and held this post until his replacement by the former ambassador to the United States Antony Acland 1991. In addition to this role, he took over some functions as a board member in the private sector , namely from 1978 to 1986 of the Rio Tinto Zinc Corporation (RTZ), between 1978 and 1985 of De La Rue , from 1978 to 1996 of the London five-star hotel Claridge’s and also between 1978 and 1997 of the five-star, also based in London -Hotels The Connaught .

Baron Charteris, who is also Grand Officer of the Legion of Honor was another honorary doctorate was 1981 Law ( Honorary Doctor of Laws ) of the University of London awarded and 1992 by Elizabeth II. To the support of the Royal Victorian Chain appointed.

On December 16, 1944, he married Mary Gay Hobart Margesson, the second daughter of David Margesson, 1st Viscount Margesson . From this marriage three children were born, including his daughter Francesca Mary Charteris, who was married to Malcolm Pearson, Baron Pearson of Rannoch's first marriage .

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SURNAME Charteris, Martin, Baron Charteris of Amisfield
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Charteris, Martin Michael Charles, Baron Charteris of Amisfield (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British officer and private secretary to Queen Elizabeth II.
DATE OF BIRTH September 7, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH London
DATE OF DEATH December 23, 1999
Place of death Wood Stanway , Gloucestershire