Nick Wright (Royal Navy officer)
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Private Secretary to The Princess Royal from 2002 to 2019. On his retirement from the post he was appointed an Extra Equerry to Her Royal Highness from 1 February 2019.[1]
He was educated at Ampleforth College, the Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, and the Joint Service Defence College.
Commissioned into the
Supply Officer of the frigate HMS Lowestoft
.
In 1982–1984 he was assistant secretary to the
Flag Officer Portsmouth
from 1989 to 1991.
In 1992–1994 Wright served in the
Supply Officer, and was then secretary to the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (1995–1997) in Whitehall. He was promoted to captain
in 1997.
In 1998–2000 he was chief staff officer (personnel) to Flag Officer Naval Aviation at RNAS Yeovilton (HMS Heron). His last post was as executive assistant to Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic Command, in Norfolk, Virginia, from 2000 to 2002.
He retired from the
Office of the Princess Royal
.
The
Private Secretary
.
The Household is separate from the
Civil List annuity paid to The Princess Royal for her public duties – which is however reimbursed to HM Treasury
by Her Majesty The Queen.
Wright was appointed
Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) on 11 December 2018 upon relinquishing his role as Private Secretary.[3]
Footnotes
- ^ "Court Circular and Appendix of 31 January 2019". The Times online. Retrieved 27 February 2019.(subscription may be required or content may be available in libraries)
- ^ "No. 59446". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 June 2010. p. 3.
- ^ "Court Circular | The Royal Family". The Royal Family.