Michael Adeane, Baron Adeane

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Michael Edward Adeane, Baron Adeane, GCB, GCVO (30 September 1910–30 April 1984) was Private Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II during the first half of her reign.

Adeane was a maternal grandson of Lord Stamfordham and was educated at Eton and graduated from Magdalene College, Cambridge in 1934 with a Master of Arts degree. He then travelled to Canada and was aide-de-camp to Lord Bessborough from 1934 to 1934 and then to his successor, Lord Tweedsmuir until 1936.

Adeane then returned to England and became George VI's Assistant Private Secretary from 1936, a post he held until the latter's death in 1952. He continued in that post for Queen Elizabeth until 1953 when he was promoted to Private Secretary and admitted to the Privy Council. In 1972, Adeane was given a life peerage as Baron Adeane, of Stamfordham in the County of Northumberland.

His son, the Hon. Edward Adeane, CVO, a noted barrister, was Private Secretary to the Prince of Wales 1979-1985.

Court offices
Preceded by Henry Hunloke	Page of Honour 1923–1927	Succeeded by Jock Colville
Preceded by Alan Lascelles	Private Secretary to the Sovereign 1953–1972	Succeeded by Martin Charteris