- Peter Wyldbore Gibbs
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Peter Wyldebore Gibbs, KCVO (born 1934) wasPrivate Secretary to The Princess Royal 1982-1997.Educated at the
Royal Military College, Sandhurst , he was commissioned into theColdstream Guards in 1953, he was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel in 1974, and became AssistantAdjutant-General London District in 1977. His last posting was as a staff officer (GSOI) in the Ministry of Defence. He retired from theBritish Army in 1982 and joined theOffice of the Princess Royal . Colonel Gibbs was made aLVO in 1989, and promoted to CVO in 1995, and KCVO in 1997.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 theRoyal 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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