Alastair Aird

Alastair Aird

Captain Sir Alastair Sturgis Aird, GCVO (born 14 January 1931) is a British royal courtier.

Aird is the second son of Malcolm Aird (himself a grandson of Sir John Aird, 1st Baronet) and his wife Joan "née" Sturgis. He was educated at Eton and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and joined The Queen's Royal Lancers as a Captain in 1951.

From 1960–64, he was a Temporary Equerry to The Queen Mother and then her Assistant Private Secretary and Extra Equerry from 1964–73, Comptroller from 1974–2002 and Private Secretary and Equerry from 1993–2002. After Queen Elizabeth's death in 2002, Sir Alastair was made an Extra Equerry to The Queen in 2003.

On 22 July 1963, he married Fiona Myddelton, LVO who was an Extra Lady-in-Waiting to Princess Margaret from 1960–2002. The couple have two daughters and he and his wife live in Dorset.


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