Lascelles, Alan ___ 1887-1981 ___ British ___ soldier, civilservant

BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY
(Tommy) Lascelles studied at Oxford, served as a cavalry officer in the Bedford Yeomanry during the First World War, and then joined the staff of the Prince of Wales. In the first half of the 1930s, he was secretary to the Governor General of Canada, and between 1943 and 1952, he was George VI's private secretary (see BBC report). Also, he seems to have given his name to the Lascelles Principles which informally outlines the principles and issues that might lead to a sovereign refusing a dissolution of Parliament (because he wrote them down in a letter to 'The Times').
A biography link
Wikipedia bio

DIARY DATES, CONTENT DESCRIPTORS
1898-1936 ___ royalty culture society people

WEB TEXT LINKS
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ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LINKS
Cambridge University, Churchill Archives Centre

SOME PUBLISHED TITLES
End of an Era; Letters and Journals of Sir Alan Lascelles 1887-1920
In Royal Service; Letters and Journals of Sir Alan Lascelles from 1920 to 1936
Abdication and War: the Diaries of Sir Alan Lascelles
 

May 2005, July 2008
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