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Simon Claud Michael Bland
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[[Lieutenant-Colonel (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant-Colonel]] '''Sir Simon Claud Michael Bland''', [[Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order|KCVO]] (born 1923) is a retired British soldier and courtier.
The son of the diplomat Sir [[Nevile Bland]], he served with the [[Scots Guards]] in the [[Second World War]] and during the [[Malaya Emergency]] and was the assistant military adviser to the High Commission in [[Karachi]] (1959–60). In 1961, he was appointed Assistant [[Private Secretary]] to [[Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester]]; he then served as [[Comptroller]] and Private Secretary in his household from 1963 until the Duke's death in 1974, and was also Private Secretary to his eldest son, [[Prince William of Gloucester]], from 1968 until the Prince's death in 1972. He subsequently served as Private Secretary, Comptroller and [[Equerry]] to Prince William's younger brother [[Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester|Richard]] (who became Duke of Gloucester in 1974) and to his mother [[Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester]], until retirement in 1989.<ref name="W">[http://bit.ly/2F238H5 "Bland, Lt-Col Sir Simon (Claud Michael)"], ''Who's Who'' (online ed., Oxford University Press, December 2018). Retrieved 13 June 2019.</ref>
Bland was appointed a Member (Fourth Class) of the [[Royal Victorian Order]] in the [[1967 Birthday Honours]],<ref>''[http://bit.ly/2ZllvhL Supplement to the London Gazette]'', 2 June 1967 (issue 44326), p. 6273.</ref> and was promoted twice, firstly to Commander in the [[1973 Birthday Honours]]<ref>''[http://bit.ly/2F772yy Supplement the London Gazette]'', 22 May 1973 (issue 45984), p. 6476.</ref> and then to Knight Commander in the [[1982 Birthday Honours]].<ref>''[http://bit.ly/2ZisCaK Supplement to the London Gazette]'', 11 June 1982 (issue 49008), p. 4.</ref>
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[[Category:Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order]]
The son of the diplomat Sir [[Nevile Bland]], he served with the [[Scots Guards]] in the [[Second World War]] and during the [[Malaya Emergency]] and was the assistant military adviser to the High Commission in [[Karachi]] (1959–60). In 1961, he was appointed Assistant [[Private Secretary]] to [[Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester]]; he then served as [[Comptroller]] and Private Secretary in his household from 1963 until the Duke's death in 1974, and was also Private Secretary to his eldest son, [[Prince William of Gloucester]], from 1968 until the Prince's death in 1972. He subsequently served as Private Secretary, Comptroller and [[Equerry]] to Prince William's younger brother [[Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester|Richard]] (who became Duke of Gloucester in 1974) and to his mother [[Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester]], until retirement in 1989.<ref name="W">[http://bit.ly/2F238H5 "Bland, Lt-Col Sir Simon (Claud Michael)"], ''Who's Who'' (online ed., Oxford University Press, December 2018). Retrieved 13 June 2019.</ref>
Bland was appointed a Member (Fourth Class) of the [[Royal Victorian Order]] in the [[1967 Birthday Honours]],<ref>''[http://bit.ly/2ZllvhL Supplement to the London Gazette]'', 2 June 1967 (issue 44326), p. 6273.</ref> and was promoted twice, firstly to Commander in the [[1973 Birthday Honours]]<ref>''[http://bit.ly/2F772yy Supplement the London Gazette]'', 22 May 1973 (issue 45984), p. 6476.</ref> and then to Knight Commander in the [[1982 Birthday Honours]].<ref>''[http://bit.ly/2ZisCaK Supplement to the London Gazette]'', 11 June 1982 (issue 49008), p. 4.</ref>
== References ==
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1923 births]]
[[Category:British Army officers]]
[[Category:Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order]]
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