Edward Young (Royal Household)

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Edward Young is the current Deputy Private Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II, he received his promotion in September 2007, after the subsequent promotion of Christopher Geidt from Deputy Private Secretary to Private Secretary, on the retirement of Sir Robin Janvrin, former Private Secretary, 1999 - 2007.

Young was born on October 24, 1966, and was educated as a boarder at Reading School. Young joined the international division of Barclays Bank in 1985, and served in various financial and managerial positions. He moved to the Head Office of Barclays Bank plc in 1997, becoming Deputy Head of Corporate Bank Public Relations. From 1999 to 2001 he was advisor to the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer and then to the Leader of the Opposition. He joined Granada plc in 2001, and was Head of Corporate Communications, working primarily on the merger with Carlton Communications to form ITV plc. He succeeded Stuart Shilson in the Private Secretary's Office. Young had been the Assistant Private Secretary to the Queen, in the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom since September 2004. He is married to Nichola.

In 2006, Buckingham Palace announced that in September 2007, Mr Young would be promoted to the role of Deputy Private Secretary.

See Private Secretary to the Sovereign.

[edit] Offices held

Court offices
Preceded by Stuart Shilson	Assistant Private Secretary to the Sovereign 2004–2007	Succeeded by Douglas King
Preceded by Christopher Geidt	Deputy Private Secretary to the Sovereign 2007–present	Succeeded by Incumbent