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Sir Alan Frederick " Tommy " Lascelles, GCB, GCVO, CMG, MC ( / ˈlæsəls / LASS-əlss; 11 April 1887 – 10 August 1981) was a British courtier and civil servant who held several positions in the first half of the twentieth century, culminating in his position as Private Secretary to both George VI and Elizabeth II.
This man was Alan “Tommy” Lascelles, former Private Secretary to George VI and Queen Elizabeth II, and the Assistant Private Secretary to Edward VIII when he was Prince of Wales. He had lived, grace-and-favour, at the Old Stables at Kensington Palace (he thought it was one of the nicest houses in England) since he retired in 1953.
- Henry Oliver
Jun 3, 2022 · Sir Alan Lascelles, the Queen’s first private secretary, recalls her coming of age — and Winston Churchill’s adoration of her. The young Princess Elizabeth, waving, with the royal...
- Alan Lascelles
Dec 20, 2023 · Sir Alan "Tommy" Lascelles was King George VI's private secretary, and upon his death and Queen Elizabeth's accession, he became the young queen's private secretary. He retired at...
Sir Alan Frederick "Tommy" Lascelles, was a British courtier and civil servant who held several positions in the first half of the twentieth century, culminating in his position as Private Secretary to both George VI and Elizabeth II.
Sir Alan (Tommy) Lascelles meeting with the Queen (who is expecting her third child) to discuss the background of Anthony Armstrong-Jones the progressive photographer later to be Lord Snowden.
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Nov 1, 2006 · Tommy Lascelles' never-before-published diaries paint a vivid picture of the past from Edward VIII's abdication to George VI's death and his daughter Elizabeth's Coronation.
- Sir Alan Lascelles
