Malcolm Ross (courtier)
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Walter Hugh Malcolm Ross GCVO OBE | |
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Extra Equerry to the Queen | |
Assumed office 1988 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Master of the Household to the Prince of Wales | |
In office 2006–2008 | |
Preceded by | Kevin Knott |
Succeeded by | Richard Pattle |
Comptroller of the Lord Chamberlain's Office | |
In office 1991–2005 | |
Succeeded by | Sir Andrew Ford |
Lord Prior of Order of St John | |
Assumed office 1 September 2016 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Preceded by | Neil Conn |
Personal details | |
Born | 27 October 1943 |
Spouse(s) |
Susan Jane Gow (m. 1969) |
Children |
Tabitha Alice Ross Flora Jane Josephine Ross Hector Walter James Ross |
Parents |
Walter John Macdonald Ross Josephine May Cross |
Military service | |
Service/branch | United Kingdom |
Years of service | British Army |
Rank | Lieutenant-Colonel |
Unit | Scots Guards |
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Walter Hugh Malcolm Ross GCVO OBE (born 27 October 1943[1]) is a member of the Royal Household[2] of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom, and since 2006 of the household of Prince Charles.
Early life
Ross was born on 27 October 1943 to Colonel Walter John Macdonald Ross (d. 1982) and Josephine May Cross (d. 1982).[3] His younger brother is Walter Robert Alexander Ross (b. 1950).[3] He was educated at Eton and Sandhurst. He served in the Scots Guards from 1964 to 1987, holding the posts of Adjutant at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst 1977–1979, and reaching the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in 1982.
Career
Ross joined the Royal Household in 1987 as Assistant Comptroller of the Lord Chamberlain's Office and Management Auditor. In 1989 he ceased to be Management Auditor, but remained as Assistant Comptroller until 1990.[4] From 1989 to 1990 he was Secretary of the Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood.
He was Comptroller of the Lord Chamberlain's Office 1991–2005, and Master of the Household to the Prince of Wales between 2006 and 2008. Since 1988 he has been an Extra Equerry to The Queen.
He was made an OBE in 1988, and joined the Royal Victorian Order in 1994 as a CVO. He was knighted as a KCVO in 1999, and advanced to GCVO in 2005.
Since 1981, he has been a member of the Royal Company of Archers, and a Freeman of the City of London since 1994.
In 2006, he was made Her Majesty's Lord Lieutenant of the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright. He had been appointed a Deputy Lieutenant in 2003.
In 2007, he was appointed Non-Executive Chairman[5][6] to the International Security and Defence group, Westminster Group plc, whilst maintaining his full duties to the Royal Household.
On September 1, 2016, he was appointed as the Lord Prior of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem.[7]
Personal life
On 31 January 1969, he married Susan Jane Gow (b. 1949), daughter of General Sir James Michael Gow (1924–2013) and Jane Emily Scott. Through his wife, he is the uncle of Sophie Hunter (b. 1978), the wife of actor Benedict Cumberbatch.[8] Together, they had:[3]
- Tabitha Alice Ross (b. 1970)[3]
- Flora Jane Josephine Ross (b. 1974)[3]
- Hector Walter James Ross (b. 1983)[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Debretts". Retrieved 2013-04-10.
- ↑ Prince Of Wales.gov. "Sir Malcolm Ross is appointed Master of the Household". PrinceOfWales.gov.uk (28 October 2005). Archived from the original on 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2016-10-23.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Burke's Peearage (2003) volume 3, page 3401
- ↑ No. 10 Downing Street. "Sir Malcolm Ross - Profile". Number-10.gov.uk (3 March 2006). Retrieved 2007-05-23.
- ↑ Elizabeth Judge. "Sir Malcolm Ross". The Times (14 May 2007). London. Retrieved 2007-05-22.
- ↑ "Westminster Group Plc Board Members". Westminster Group Plc website. Archived from the original on 1 July 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-18.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
- ↑ Hawkes, Rebecca (5 November 2014). "Sophie Hunter: who is Benedict Cumberbatch's fiancée?". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
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Honorary titles | ||
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Preceded by Sir Norman Arthur |
Lord Lieutenant of Kirkcudbright 2006–present |
Incumbent |
Preceded by Neil Conn |
Lord Prior of the Order St John 2016–present |
Incumbent |