- Blair Stewart-Wilson
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Blair Stewart-Wilson, KCVO (born17 July 1929 ) wasEquerry to Her Majesty The Queen and DeputyMaster of the Household in theRoyal Household from 1976 to 1994.Biography
The son of Aubyn Wilson (a member of a cadet branch of the Royal House of Stuart), and his wife Muriel Stewart Stevens, Stewart-Wilson was educated at
Eton College . In 1962, he married Helen Mary Fox, and they have three daughters.Career
He joined the
Scots Guards on 14 July 1949 and was commissioned a lieutenant in theAtholl Highlanders (the Duke of Atholl's private regiment) in 1952. He served in theUnited Kingdom , theBritish Army of the Rhine (BAOR ), and theFar East . From 1955 to 1957, he wasadjutant of the 2ndBattalion of theScots Guards , andAide-de-Camp to theGovernor-General ofNew Zealand 1957-1959,Viscount Cobham . In 1960-1962 he wasEquerry toHis Royal Highness theDuke of Gloucester . He was regimental adjutant 1966 to 1968. He was staff qualified, but did not attend theStaff College, Camberley .Stewart-Wilson was promoted
Lieutenant-Colonel and was a General Staff Officer Grade 1 (GSO1) in the foreign liaison section (Army) 1970 to 1973, and Defence Military and AirAttache inVienna , 1975-1976. In 1976 he joined The Queen's Household. He retired from active military service on 17 July 1984. In his later years he was a supernumerary list officer.Since 1994 he has served as Extra
Equerry to Her Majesty The Queen.He was HM's Representative Trustee on the Board of the
Royal Armouries , from 1995 to 2004, and has served as theSomerset County Patron for the charityCancer Research UK from 1997 to date.Honours
He was made a
LVO in 1983, a CVO in 1989 and a KCVO in 1994. He received theGeneral Service Medal , the Campaign Service Medal,Borneo and Malaya bars, and theCoronation Medal (1953).References
* [http://www.xreferplus.com/entry.jsp?xrefid=6115873&secid=.-&hh=1 STEWART-WILSON, Lt-Col Sir Blair (Aubyn)] from
Who's Who (UK) online at xreferplus.com (accessed 21 September 2007)
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