Martin Charteris
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Lieutenant-Colonel The Right Honourable The Lord Charteris of Amisfield GCB GCVO OBE QSO PC |
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| Private Secretary to the Sovereign | |
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In office 1972–1977 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Sir Michael Adeane |
| Succeeded by | Sir Philip Moore |
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| Born | 7 September 1913 |
| Died | 23 December 1999 (aged 86) |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | Royal Military College, Sandhurst |
| Military career | |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1933-1951 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-Colonel |
| Unit | King's Royal Rifle Corps |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
Lieutenant-Colonel Martin Michael Charles Charteris, Baron Charteris of Amisfield GCB GCVO OBE QSO PC (7 September 1913 – 23 December 1999) was a British Army soldier and courtier of Queen Elizabeth II.
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. 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.
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