Guy Acland

Guy Acland

Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Christopher Guy Dyke Acland, 6th Baronet LVO, DL (born 24 March 1946) was a British Army officer and member of the British Royal Household. Acland was educated at Allhallows School, and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He joined the Royal Artillery in 1966 and retired in 1994.

Acland served with the 26th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, in the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) 1967-1970. He had further regimental duty with the 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery in the United Kingdom and Hong Kong 1970-1973, and the 22nd Air Defence Regiment Royal Artillery in BAOR and the United Kingdom 1974-1977.

He attended the Staff College, Camberley in 1978 (qualifying as a staff officer - psc), and was promoted to major the same year. He then served on the staff of Headquarters Eastern District 1979-1980. From 1981-1983 he was Commanding Officer of 'Q' (Sanna's Post) Battery, 5th Regiment Royal Artillery, in the BAOR. Sir Guy, now a baronet, was then a staff officer (SO2) in the Army Staff Duties Directorate of the Ministry of Defence in London (1983-1985).

He returned to regimental duties as second in command of the 1st Regiment Royal Horse Artiller,in the BAOR 1986-1988. Sir Guy then took his first post in the Royal Household, as Equerry to His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh 1988-1990.

He was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel in 1990, and was a staff officer (SO1) in the Management Services Organisation 1990-1992. His last army posting before rejoining the Royal Household was as Commanding Officer, Southampton Officer Training Corps 1992-1994.

Sir Guy was Equerry to The Queen and Deputy Master of the Household 1994-1999.

After his retirement he was part-time Administrator, for the HSA Charitable Trust from 2001.

Sir Guy succeeded to his baronetcy (as the 6th of the creation of 1890) in 1983. He was made an MVO in 1990, promoted to LVO in 1999, and is a DL. He has been an Extra Equerry to The Queen since 1999.

Marriage and children

He married Christine Mary Carden Waring, daughter of Dr. John Waring, in 1971. They had two sons:

* Alexander John Dyke Acland (b. 29 May 1973)
* Hugh Antony Waring Dyke Acland (b. 23 April 1976)

References

*Who's Who


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