Sir Alan Lascelles
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The Right Honourable Sir Alan Lascelles GCB GCVO CMG MC |
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Lascelles in 1943
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| Private Secretary to the Sovereign | |
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In office 1943–1953 |
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| Monarch | |
| Preceded by | Sir Alexander Hardinge |
| Succeeded by | Sir Michael Adeane |
| Assistant Private Secretary to the Sovereign | |
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In office 1935–1943 |
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| Monarch |
George V Edward VIII George VI |
| Secretary to the Governor General of Canada | |
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In office 1931–1935 |
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| Governor General | The Earl of Bessborough |
| Preceded by | Sir Eric Miéville |
| Succeeded by | Shuldham Redfern |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
11 April 1887 Sutton Waldron, Dorset, England |
| Died | 10 August 1981 (aged 94) Kensington, London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse(s) | Joan Frances Vere Thesiger (m. 1920; d. 1971) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Oxford |
| Military service | |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1913-1938 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Bedfordshire Yeomanry |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Military Cross |
Sir Alan Frederick Lascelles GCB GCVO CMG MC (/ˈlæsəls/; 11 April 1887 – 10 August 1981) was a British courtier and civil servant who held several positions in the first half of the twentieth century, culminating in his position as Private Secretary to both King George VI and to Queen Elizabeth II. He wrote the Lascelles Principles in a 1950 letter to the editor of The Times, using the pen-name "Senex".
Sir Alan was known to his intimates as "Tommy". He was born on 11 April 1887 in the village of Sutton Waldron in Dorset, England, the son of Commander Frederick Canning Lascelles and Frederica Maria Liddell, and the grandson of Henry Lascelles, 4th Earl of Harewood. He was thus a cousin of Henry Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood, who married Mary, Princess Royal, sister of his employers, Edward VIII and George VI.
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