Hugo Ralph Vickers (born 12 November 1951) is an English writer and broadcaster.

Early life

The son of Ralph Cecil Vickers, M.C., a stockbroker, senior partner in the firm of Vickers, da Costa, by his marriage in 1950 to Dulcie Metcalf, Vickers was born in

Lambeth Lambeth () is a district in South London, England, which today also gives its name to the (much larger) London Borough of Lambeth. Lambeth itself was an ancient parish in the county of Surrey. It is situated 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Charin ...

and educated at Eton in the late 1960s and then at Strasbourg University.''Musicians of the Millennium: A Biographical Guide to Members of the Worshipful Company of Musicians'' (London: Worshipful Company of Musicians, 2000), p. 264: "VICKERS Hugo Ralph b 12 November 1951 s of Ralph Cecil Vickers Educ Eton 1964–69. Strasbourg University , France 1970–71." He has a younger sister, Imogen. His aunt was the politician Baroness Vickers. He is a liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Musicians.

Other activities

Vickers was appointed chairman of the Jubilee Walkway Trust in October 2002, which had been founded in 1977 as a lasting memory of the Queen's Silver Jubilee, and later refurbished and updated to commemorate her Golden Jubilee. Being in this role, he welcomed

Queen Elizabeth II Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 19268 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II, her death in 2022. ...

and her consort,

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, later Philip Mountbatten; 10 June 19219 April 2021), was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. As such, he was the consort of the British monarch from h ...

, to the Mall to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Queen's coronation in 2003, and again on 19 November 2007, when the royal couple unveiled the Diamond Wedding panoramic panel in Parliament Square. He is also the Chairman of the Outdoor Trust which puts Walkways into Commonwealth countries. Vickers is one of the Deputy Lieutenants of

Berkshire Berkshire ( ; abbreviated ), officially the Royal County of Berkshire, is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South East England. It is bordered by Oxfordshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the north-east, Greater London ...

Personal life

In September 1995, Vickers married Elizabeth Vickers, a second cousin.Hugo Vickers, "D. Michael Vickers" in ''The Ampleforth Journal''
Autumn 2007
pp. 95–96 They have two sons and a daughter.

Major publications

*''We Want The Queen'' (Debrett's Peerage, 1977) *''Gladys, Duchess of Marlborough'' (Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1979) *''The Debrett's Book of the Royal Wedding'' (Debrett's, 1981) *''

Cecil Beaton Sir Cecil Walter Hardy Beaton (14 January 1904 – 18 January 1980) was a British fashion, portrait and war photographer, diarist, painter, and interior designer, as well as costume designer and set designer for stage and screen. His accolades ...

: the Authorized Biography'' (1985) *'' Vivien Leigh: A Biography'' (Hamish Hamilton, 1988) *''Loving Garbo: The Story of

Greta Garbo Greta Garbo (born Greta Lovisa Gustafsson; 18 September 1905 – 15 April 1990) was a Swedish-American actress and a premier star during Hollywood's Silent film, silent and early Classical Hollywood cinema, golden eras. Regarded as one of the g ...

, Cecil Beaton and

Mercedes de Acosta Mercedes de Acosta (March 1, 1892 – May 9, 1968) was an American poet, playwright, and novelist. Although she failed to achieve artistic and professional distinction, de Acosta is known for her many lesbian affairs with celebrated Broadway and ...

'' (Penguin Random House, 1994; Pimlico, 1995) *''Royal Orders: Honours and the Honoured'' (Pan Macmillan, 1994, ) *''The Kiss: The Story of an Obsession'' (1996) *''Alice: Princess Andrew of Greece'' (2000) *''Elizabeth, the Queen Mother'' (Hutchinson, 2005) *''Alexis: the Memoirs of the Baron de Rede'' (The Dovecote Press, 2005) * Frances Campbell-Preston, ''The Rich Spoils of Time'' (The Dovecote Press, 2006, editor) *''St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle'' (3 (Windsor: The College of St George, 2008) *''The Royal Line of Succession'' (Royal Collection Enterprises Ltd, 2009) *''Behind Closed Doors: the tragic untold story of Wallis Simpson'' (Arrow, 2012) *''The Royal Mews at Buckingham Palace Official Souvenir Guide'' (Antique Collectors Club Ltd, 2012) * James Pope-Hennessy, ''The Quest for Queen Mary'' (2018 edition, editor) *''The Crown: Truth and Fiction: an Analysis of the Netflix Series THE CROWN'' (Zuleika Short Books, 2017) * ''The Crown Dissected'' (Zuleika, 2019) *''Malice in Wonderland: My Adventures in the World of Cecil Beaton'' (2021) *''Elstree 175: Celebrating 175 years of Elstree School'' (London: Unicorn, 2023) *''Clarissa: Muse to Power, The Untold Story of Clarissa Eden, Countess of Avon'' (Hodder & Stoughton, 2024)

Other publications

* Introduction to ''The Pursuit of Love'' by

Nancy Mitford Nancy Freeman-Mitford (28 November 1904 – 30 June 1973) was an English novelist, biographer, and journalist. The eldest of the Mitford family#Mitford sisters, Mitford sisters, she was regarded as one of the "bright young things" on the ...

(London: The Folio Society, 1991) *Introduction to ''The Unexpurgated Beaton'' by Cecil Beaton (Phoenix, 2003) *Introduction to ''Beaton in the Sixties: More Unexpurgated Diaries'' (Phoenix, 2004)

References

External sources

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vickers, Hugo 1951 births Living people People educated at Eton College English biographers Writers from the London Borough of Lambeth Deputy lieutenants of Berkshire English journalists 20th-century British biographers 21st-century British biographers University of Strasbourg alumni People from Lambeth