Peter Clarke (courtier)

Major Sir Peter Cecil Clarke, KCVO (1927–2006) was a British Army officer and courtier.

Clarke served in the Army from 1945 to 1964; for the last three years, he was seconded as assistant private secretary to Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent. Between 1964 and 1968, he served as comptroller of her household; he also served as comptroller to Princess Alexandra from 1964 to 1969. He was then Chief Clerk to the Duchy of Lancaster from 1969 to 1992.[1] He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in the 1992 Birthday Honours,[2] having earlier been appointed a Member Fourth-Class (in 1964)[3] and a Commander (in 1969).[4]

References
  1. "Clarke, Major Sir Peter Cecil", Who Was Who (online ed., Oxford University Press, December 2007). Retrieved 3 July 2019.
  2. Supplement to the London Gazette, 13 June 1992 (issue 52952), p. 4.
  3. Supplement to the London Gazette, 1 January 1964 (issue 43200), p. 5.
  4. Supplement to the London Gazette, 20 December 1968 (issue 44740), p. 4.
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