Hugh Lindsay (equerry)

Hugh Lindsay (equerry)

Major Hugh Lindsay, LVO (1954 – 1988), was Equerry to Her Majesty The Queen 1983-1986.

Lindsay was educated at the Millfield. He was a career soldier who served in the 9th/12th Royal Lancers. He married the 33-year old Miss Sarah Brennan MVO in 1987.

Major Lindsay was killed in 1988 in a ski accident after being caught up in an avalanche on Gotschnagrat Mountain while accompanying His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales on a holiday in Klosters, Switzerland. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/10/newsid_2566000/2566699.stm BBC News - 1988: Avalanche hits royal ski party] ]

He was made an LVO in 1986.

References

External links

* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/1988/mar/11/monarchy.fromthearchive Guardian coverage]


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