- Michael Jeffery
Major General Philip Michael Jeffery AC, CVO, MC (born 12 December 1937) is the 24th Governor-General of Australia. General Jeffery was born in Wiluna, Western Australia and was educated at state schools in Perth. One of these schools was Kent Street Senior High School, which he makes a special mention of in many of his speeches. General Jeffery's military service started by attending the Royal Military College, Duntroon where he graduated in 1958. - Ernest Shackleton
Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton CVO, OBE (15 February 1874 – 5 January 1922) was an Irish explorer, knighted for the success of the "British Antarctic Expedition" (1907 - 09) under his command, but now chiefly remembered for his Antarctic expedition of 1914-1916 in the ship "Endurance", which is colloquially known as "Shackleton's Expedition" or "The Shackleton Expedition". Along with Roald Amundsen, Douglas Mawson, and Robert Falcon Scott, … - Marie Bashir
Professor Marie Roslyn Bashir AC CVO (born 1930) is the current Governor of New South Wales and Chancellor of the University of Sydney. - David Attenborough
Sir David Frederick Attenborough, OM, CH, CVO, CBE, FRS (born on 8 May 1926 in London, England) is one of the world's best known broadcasters and naturalists. Widely considered one of the pioneers of the nature documentary, his career as the respected face and voice of British natural history programmes has endured more than 50 years. He is best known for writing and presenting the eight "Life" series, in conjunction with the BBC Natural History Unit, … - Mark Phillips
Captain Mark Phillips, CVO, (born 22 September 1948) is a former Olympic gold-medal-winning horseman and first husband of Anne, Princess Royal. - Marjorie Jackson
Her Excellency Marjorie Jackson-Nelson, AC, CVO, MBE (born September 13, 1931) is the Governor of South Australia and a former Australian athlete. She finished her sporting career with 2 Olympic and 7 Commonwealth Games Gold Medals, 10 world records and every Australian State and National title she contested from 1950-1954. Marjorie Jackson was born in Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, … - John Brooke-Little
John Philip Rudolph Dominic Aloysius Mary Brooke-Little CVO, KStJ, FSA, FSG, FHS, FHG (Hon), FRHSC (Hon), FHSNZ, KM, GCGCO, (6 April 1927-13 February 2006) was an influential and popular British writer on heraldic subjects and a long-serving officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. - Gordon Samuels
Gordon Jacob Samuels, AC, CVO, QC (born August 12, 1923), was Governor of New South Wales from March 1, 1996 to March 1, 2001. Samuels was born into a Jewish family in London and was educated at University College School and Balliol College, Oxford. He joined the British Army in 1942 and served as artilleryman from 1942–1946. He was called to the bar in 1948. The following year he emigrated to Australia and was called to the Sydney bar in 1952. - Eric Neal
Sir Eric James Neal, AC, CVO (born 1924) was governor of South Australia from 22 July 1996 until 3 November 2001. He is the Chancellor of Flinders University. He was previously a successful businessman, and was the first person from the business community appointed to the post of governor in South Australia. Sir Eric was created a Knight Bachelor in 1982 and appointed a Companion in the Order of Australia in 1988 and a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1992. - Roma Mitchell
Dame Roma Flinders Mitchell, AC, DBE, CVO, QC, (October 2 1913 - March 5 2000) was an Australian lawyer and judge; she was the first Australian woman Queen’s Counsel, the first woman Chancellor of a university in Australia, and the first woman Governor of an Australian State. Mitchell was born in Adelaide in 1913 and was the second daughter of Harold and Maude Mitchell. A graduate of St. Aloysius Convent College, Adelaide, Roma Mitchell was Australia's first female QC, … - Robert Anderson
Brigadier General Sir Robert Murray McCheyne Anderson KCMG CVO (6 August 1865 – 30 December 1940) was an Australian Army Brigadier General in World War I. - John Landy
John Michael Landy, AC, CVO, MBE, (born April 12, 1930) is a former track athlete and was the 26th Governor of Victoria, Australia. He married his wife, Lynne, in 1971, and they have two children. While serving as Governor, John and Lynne Landy resided at Government House, Melbourne. He retired from the position after serving a five-year term on 7 April 2006, and was succeeded by medical researcher David de Kretser. - Hubert Chesshyre
David Hubert Boothby Chesshyre,CVO, MA (Cantab), FSA is Her Majesty's Clarenceux King of Arms. He was born in 1940, and both of his parents are of ancient families. However, his paternal line had no authorised coat of arms until he himself procured a grant of arms in 1970 and his paternal grandfather's surname was Isacke and not Chesshyre (Burke's Peerage 107th edn vol 1 p 430). He was educated at The King's School, Canterbury, at Trinity College, … - Nigel Bagnall
Field Marshal Sir Nigel Bagnall GCB CVO MC (February 10, 1927 - April 8, 2002) was Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army. Born in India and educated at Wellington College, he was commissioned into the Green Howards in 1946. He served in Palestine, Malaya, Singapore, Cyprus and Germany. In 1966 he became the commanding officer of the 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards. In 1976 he was appointed General Officer Commanding 4th Division. - Peter Gwynn-Jones
Peter Llewellyn Gwynn-Jones, CVO (born 1940) is a long-serving officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. He is the current Garter Principal King of Arms, the senior English officer of arms. - James Gobbo
Sir James Augustine Gobbo, AC CVO QC (b. 22 March 1931, Melbourne, Victoria) was an Australian jurist and was the 25th Governor of Victoria. - John Simpson
John Simpson <small>CVO BSC (HONS) DIP ARCH RIBA</small> (Born 9 November 1954) is a British architect. Simpson studied architecture at University College London. He is principal of practice at "John Simpsons and Partners. Chartered Architects and Urban Designers", London. He is a member of Royal Institute of British Architects. Simpson is well-known for being one of the few modern-day architects designing in the classical style. - Christopher Lloyd
Christopher Lloyd, CVO, British art historian and Surveyor of The Queen's Pictures until 2005. Lloyd was Surveyor of The Queen's Pictures for the Royal Collection, one of the largest and most important art collections in the world, held in trust by Queen Elizabeth II as Sovereign for her successors and the United Kingdom. The paintings comprise one of the best known and most significant elements of the Collection. Working to the Director of the Royal Collection, … - Leopold de Rothschild
Leopold de Rothschild CVO (November 22, 1845 – May 29, 1917) was an English banker, thoroughbred race horse breeder, and a member of the prominent Rothschild banking family of England. Known all his life as Leo, he was the third son and youngest of the five children of Lionel de Rothschild (1808-1879) and Charlotte von Rothschild (1819-1884). He was educated at Kings College School, Wimbledon then after recovery went on to Trinity College, … - Robin Butler Baron Butler of Brockwell
Frederick Edward Robin Butler, Baron Butler of Brockwell, KG, GCB, CVO, PC (born 3 January 1938) is a retired British civil servant, now sitting in the House of Lords as a life peer. He had a high profile career in the civil service from 1961 to 1998, serving as Private Secretary to five prime ministers. He was Secretary of the Cabinet and Head of the Home Civil Service from 1988 to 1998. Butler was educated at Harrow School and University College, Oxford, … - Arthur Young
Colonel Sir Arthur Edwin Young, KBE, CMG, CVO, KPM (born 1907) was the Commissioner of the City of London Police in the United Kingdom from 1950 to 1971. - Peter Townsend
Group Captain Peter Wooldridge Townsend, CVO, DSO, DFC and Bar, RAF (November 22, 1914 – June 19, 1995) was Equerry to King George VI 1944–1952 and held the same position for Queen Elizabeth II 1952–1953. He was born 1914 in Rangoon, Burma and educated at Haileybury School. He joined the Royal Air Force in 1933, and trained at Cranwell. He served in Training Command, and as a flying instructor at RAF Montrose. He was stationed at RAF Tangmere in 1937. - David Manning
Sir David Geoffrey Manning, KCMG CVO (born 5 December 1949) is the British Ambassador to the United States. - Guy Green
The Hon. Sir Guy Stephen Montague Green, AC, KBE, CVO, (born July 26, 1937 in Launceston, Tasmania) was the Governor of Tasmania from 1995 to 2003. Guy Green had been Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania from 1973 until 2003, the culmination of a distinguished career in law in Tasmania, which saw him serve as a Magistrate from 1971 to 1973. He was also heavily involved in the University of Tasmania, serving as Chancellor before his appointment as Governor. - Christopher Geidt
Christopher Edward Wollaston MacKenzie Geidt, CVO, OBE, has been Deputy Private Secretary to The Queen since 2005. It has been announced that he will succeed Sir Robin Janvrin as Private Secretary in September 2007. Geidt joined the Royal Household in 2002 after serving with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the United Nations in Sarajevo, Geneva, and Brussels. - Francis Jones
Major Francis Jones (b.1908, Trefin, Pembrokeshire - d. 14 December 1993) CVO, TD, DL, FSA, MA, KStJ was an author, archivist, historian and officer of arms. - Michael MacLagan
Michael Maclagan, CVO, FSA, FRHistS (14 April 1914 London —13 August 2003 Oxford) was Fellow and Tutor in Modern History at Trinity College, Oxford for more than forty years and a long-serving officer of arms. He served both as a private officer of arms and at the College of Arms in London. He began his heraldic career in 1948 with an appointment as Slains Pursuivant of Arms, and held that office until 1970. - George Davies
Major Sir George Frederick Davies, CVO (19 April 1875 - 21 June 1950) was a British politician. He served as a Conservative Member of Parliament for Yeovil from 1923 to 1945. He was born in Honolulu in Hawaii, the son of T. H. Davies. He was educated at Uppingham School and then at King's College, Cambridge. During the First World War, he served in The Gloucestershire Regiment. He married in 1900, and had two sons and three daughters. - John Walker
John Riddell Bromhead Walker, CVO, MC (1913—9 September 1984) was a long-serving English officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. His heraldic career began on 15 October 1947 when he was appointed Rouge Croix Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary. He held this position until 1954 when he was promoted to the office of Lancaster Herald of Arms in Ordinary to replace Archibald George Blomefield Russell, who had been advanced to the position of Clarenceux King of Arms. - Colin Smith
Colin Smith, CVO, CBE, QPM (born 1939) is a British Police officer. He became the first head of the Royalty and Diplomatic Protection Department in 1983. He was appointed Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police on March 26, 1985, and was in post at the time of the Hungerford Massacre. - Richard Aylard
Commander Richard Aylard, CVO Royal Navy, was Private Secretary to the Prince of Wales 1991-1996. He was born in 1952, and educated at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Barnet, the University of Reading, where he graduated with a BSc(Hons) in Applied Zoology with Mathematics, and the Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. Aylard joined the Supply and Secretariat Branch of the Royal Navy in 1972. He served on HMS Shavington, HMS Ark Royal and HMS Fox 1974-1977, … - James Orr
James Orr CVO (born 1917), was a police officer and Private Secretary to HRH The Duke of Edinburgh 1957-1970. Orr was educated at Harrow School, and Gordonstoun School, and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He joined the British South Africa Police in 1939, and remained until 1946. From 1941 to 1949 he was attached to the Ethiopia and Eritrea occupied Enemy Territory Administration Police Forces. In 1954-1957 he was a member of the Kenya Police. - Cecil Lowther
Major-General Sir (Henry) Cecil Lowther, KCMG, CB, CVO, DSO, FRGS (1 January 1869 – 1 November 1940) was a British general and Conservative politician, the fourth son of William Lowther. A big-game hunter and adventurer, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society on November 11 1901. In 1912, he published "From Pillar to Post", an account of his travels. - H. Montagu Allan
Sir H. Montagu Allan (October 13, 1860 - September 26, 1951) was a Canadian banker, ship owner, and a sportsman who donated the Allan Cup, the trophy symbolic of men's amateur ice hockey supremacy in Canada. Born Hugh Andrew Montagu Allan into a Scottish-Quebec family, he was the second son of Sir Hugh Allan. Known by his first name, he eventually changed to using Montagu in order to avoid confusion with his cousin Hugh Andrew Allan (1857-1938). - Iain Moncreiffe Of That Ilk
Sir Rupert Iain Kay Moncreiffe of that Ilk, 11th Baronet, CVO, QC, Ph.D (9 April 1919-27 February 1985) was a British officer of arms and genealogist. The son of Lieutenant-Commander Gerald Moncreiffe, RN, and Hilda, daughter of the Comte de Miremont, he succeeded his cousin as 11th Baronet in 1957. The baronetcy derived from the feudal barony of Moncreiffe, near Perth, Scotland. "Of that Ilk" means "of that same [place]", … - Bernard Trevor Matthews
Bernard Trevor Matthews CVO, CBE (born 1930 in Brooke, Norfolk) is the founder of Bernard Matthews Limited, a company that is best-known for producing turkeys and turkey products. Matthews, the son of a mechanic, worked as a trainee livestock auctioneer at Waters & Son between 1946 and 1948; he then served his two-year National service in the Royal Air Force. - John Ronald Henderson
Major John Ronald Henderson, CVO, MBE, JP (6 May 1920 - 6 December 2003) was an English soldier and ADC to Field Marshall Viscount Montgomery of Alamein. He served in the 12th Royal Lancers and later lived at West Woodhay House in Berkshire, holding the offices of High Sheriff of Berkshire and Lord Lieutenant of Berkshire. He was twice married: #8 November 1949 to Katherine Sarah Beckwith-Smith (29 January 1925 - 1972), … - Edward Adeane
(George) Edward Adeane, CVO, Private Secretary to the Prince of Wales 1979 to 1985. Adeane was born 1939, son of Michael Adeane, later Private Secretary to the Sovereign 1953-1972. He was educated at Eton College, and Magdalene College, University of Cambridge, where he graduated with an MA. He was a Page of Honour to The Queen 1954-1955. He joined the Middle Temple in July 1962, and practised as a libel barrister 1962-1979. - James Gildea
Colonel Sir James Gildea GBE KCVO CB (1838-6 November 1920) was a British Army Militia officer and philanthropist who founded the Soldiers', Sailors' and Airmen's Families Association. Gildea was born in Kilmaine, County Mayo, Ireland. His father was the Provost of Tuam. He was educated at St Columba's College, Dublin, and Pembroke College, Cambridge. - Hubert von Herkomer
Sir Hubert von Herkomer (1849 - 1914), British painter, was born at Waal, in Bavaria, and eight years later was brought to England by his father, a wood-carver of great ability. He lived for some time at Southampton and in the school of art there began his art training; but in 1866 he entered upon a more serious course of study at the South Kensington Schools, and in 1869 exhibited for the first time at the Royal Academy.
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