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."Buckley, Lt-Comdr Sir (Peter) Richard", Who's Who (online ed., Oxford University Press, December 2018). Retrieved 13 June 2019.
Buckley was appointed a Member (Fourth Class) of the Royal Victorian Order in 1968,Supplement to the London Gazette, 31 May 1968 (issue 44600), p. 6302. and promoted to Commander in 1973Supplement the London Gazette, 22 May 1973 (issue 45984), p. 6476. and Knight Commander in 1982.Supplement to the London Gazette, 11 June 1982 (issue 49008), p. 4. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society in 1999. A freemason, 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.Sir Richard Buckley death notice
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