Richard Buckley (courtier)

Lieutenant-Commander Sir Peter Richard Buckley, KCVO, FRGS (born 1928) is a retired Royal Navy officer and courtier. He entered the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1945 and served until retiring in 1961 with the rank of Lieutenant-Commander. That year, he joined the household of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, and Katharine, Duchess of Kent, as their Private Secretary, serving until retirement in 1989.[1]

Buckley was appointed a Member (Fourth Class) of the Royal Victorian Order in 1968,[2] and promoted to Commander in 1973[3] and Knight Commander in 1982.[4] He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society in 1999.[1]

References
  1. "Buckley, Lt-Comdr Sir (Peter) Richard", Who's Who (online ed., Oxford University Press, December 2018). Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  2. Supplement to the London Gazette, 31 May 1968 (issue 44600), p. 6302.
  3. Supplement the London Gazette, 22 May 1973 (issue 45984), p. 6476.
  4. Supplement to the London Gazette, 11 June 1982 (issue 49008), p. 4.
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