- Rupert Iain McGuigan
Rupert McGuigan was
Private Secretary to The Princess Royal 1997-1999.He was born in 1941 and educated at
Marlborough College , and Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he graduated in law. McGuigan worked forBP Ltd from 1964 until 1972, when he joined theDiplomatic Service .From 1974-1977 he was
1st Secretary inNew Delhi , and then 1978-1981 in Kingston. From 1981-1985 he was in the Permanent Under Secretary of State's Department of theForeign and Commonwealth Office . From 1985 to 1988 he was 1st Secretary inBridgetown . From 1989-1993 he was Counsellor inLagos , and then 1994-196 Kingston.He retired from the
Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1997 and joined theOffice of the Princess Royal .The Household of The Princess Royal provides the administrative support to
Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, daughter of Queen Elizabeth II. It is based atBuckingham Palace , and is headed by thePrivate Secretary .The Household is separate from the
Royal Household and is funded from theCivil List annuity paid to The Princess Royal for her public duties - which is however reimbursed toHM Treasury by Her Majesty The Queen.
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