Lieutenant-Commander Sir Peter Richard Buckley, KCVO, FRGS (31 January 1928 – 31 January 2022) was a British Royal Navy officer and courtier. He entered the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1945 and served until retiring in 1961 with the rank of Lieutenant-Commander. That year, he joined the household of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, and Katharine, Duchess of Kent, as their Private Secretary, serving until retirement in 1989.[1]

Buckley was appointed a Member (Fourth Class) of the Royal Victorian Order in 1968,[2] and promoted to Commander in 1973[3] and Knight Commander in 1982.[4] He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society in 1999.[1] A freemason,[5] he was initiated in 1963, and served as Master of the Lodge of Assistance, United Grand Lodge of England, in 1967. He died on his 94th birthday, on 31 January 2022.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Buckley, Lt-Comdr Sir (Peter) Richard", Who's Who (online ed., Oxford University Press, December 2018). Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  2. ↑ Supplement to the London Gazette, 31 May 1968 (issue 44600), p. 6302.
  3. ↑ Supplement the London Gazette, 22 May 1973 (issue 45984), p. 6476.
  4. ↑ Supplement to the London Gazette, 11 June 1982 (issue 49008), p. 4.
  5. ↑ "Lieutenant-Commander Sir Richard Buckley, Naval officer who served as private secretary to the Duke and Duchess of Kent for nearly three decades – obituary". The Daily Telegraph. London (published 2022). 17 March 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  6. ↑ Sir Richard Buckley death notice


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