Nicholas Peter Wright

Captain Nicholas Peter Wright, known as Captain Nick Wright, LVO (born 1949) has been Private Secretary to The Princess Royal since 2002.

He was educated at Ampleforth College, the Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, and the Joint Service Defence College.

Commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1968 as a Supply and Secretariat Branch officer, he served on HMS "Whitby" and HMS "Diomede" 1969-1973, and was Flag Lieutenant to the Flag Officer Medway 1973-1975. In 1976-1977 he was on HMS "Norfolk". From 1978 to 1980 he was on the staff of the Headquarters Allied Forces Northern Europe, Oslo. In 1980-1982 he was on HMS "Lowestoft".

In 1982-1984 he was Assistant Secretary to the Second Sea Lord, and from 1985 to 1987 on the staff of the Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. In 1987-1989 he was on HMS "Illustrious", and in 1989-1991 Secretary to the Flag Officer Portsmouth.

In 1992-1994 Wright served on the Royal Yacht "Britannia", and was then Secretary to the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (1995-1997). He was promoted to Captain in 1997.

In 1998-2000 he was Chief Staff Officer (Personnel) to Flag Officer Naval Aviation. His last post was as Executive Assistant to Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic Command, 2000-2002.

He retired from the Royal Navy in 2002 and joined the Office 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 at Buckingham Palace, and is headed by the Private Secretary.

The Household is separate from the Royal Household and is funded from the Civil List annuity paid to The Princess Royal for her public duties - which is however reimbursed to HM Treasury by Her Majesty The Queen.

Captain Wright was made a LVO in 1994. Since he was educated at Ampleforth, he is probably a Roman Catholic and thus one of the few Royal courtiers to be Catholic.