Sir William Heseltine

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Sir William Heseltine is an Australian-born former royal courtier who served in senior roles within the British Royal Household, including as a close adviser to Queen Elizabeth II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Australian person
human
royal courtier
awardReceived Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
Officer of the Order of Australia
birthDate 1930-07-17
birthPlace Wyalkatchem, Western Australia, Australia
countryOfCitizenship Australia
educatedAt Guildford Grammar School
University of Western Australia NERFINISHED
employer Government of Western Australia
Royal Household of the United Kingdom
endTime as Private Secretary to Elizabeth II: 1990
fieldOfWork public service
royal administration
givenName William
honorificPrefix Sir
honorificSuffix AO
GCVO
QSO
languageSpoken English
monarchServed Elizabeth II
name Sir William Heseltine self-link
notableFor being the first Australian to serve as Private Secretary to the British monarch
notableWork advising Queen Elizabeth II on constitutional and political matters
occupation civil servant
royal private secretary
positionHeld Assistant Press Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II
Assistant Private Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II
Deputy Private Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II
Keeper of the Queen’s Archives
Member of the Royal Household in the United Kingdom
Press Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II
Private Secretary to the Sovereign
surface form: Private Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II

Secretary-General of the Royal Household
precededBy Sir Philip Moore
residence Australia
United Kingdom
spouse Lady Heseltine
startTime as Private Secretary to Elizabeth II: 1986
succeededBy Sir Robert Fellowes

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