Harry Lloyd Verney

Sir Harry Lloyd Verney GCVO (23 January 1872 – 28 February 1950) was a British courtier who served in successive Royal Households of the United Kingdom.

Early life

Verney was the son of George Hope Lloyd Verney, son of Sir Harry Verney, 2nd Baronet, and Harriet Julia Morforwyn Hinde. He was educated at Eton College.

Career

He held the office of Gentleman Usher and Deputy Master of the Household to Edward VII between 1907 and 1910,[1][2] and in 1909 was invested as a Member of the Royal Victorian Order. Between 1911 and 1931 he was Groom in Waiting to George V, and also served as Private Secretary to Queen Mary from 1919 to 1935. He was also Queen Mary's Treasurer from 1932 to 1935.[3] Verney served as Extra Groom in Waiting to the Prince of Wales between 1931 and 1936,[4] when he was made a Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order. He was an Extra Groom in Waiting to George VI from 1937 to his death in 1950.

He was also an Officer of the Legion of Honour.

Personal life

He married Lady Joan Elizabeth Mary Cuffe, daughter of Hamilton Cuffe, 5th Earl of Desart and Lady Margaret Joan Lascelles, on 6 June 1889. Together they had four children, including Major-General Gerald Lloyd-Verney.

References

  1. ↑ "No. 27854". The London Gazette. 14 November 1905. p. 7595.
  2. ↑ "No. 28383". The London Gazette. 10 June 1910. p. 4073.
  3. ↑ "No. 33823". The London Gazette. 6 May 1932. p. 2957.
  4. ↑ "No. 33724". The London Gazette. 9 June 1931. p. 3758.
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