Nicolas Clark Adamson CVO

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(born 5 September 1938) was Private Secretary to

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from 1993 to 2011.

Career

Adamson joined the RAF in 1959 and served in various fighter squadrons based in the

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and the Middle East (1960–65). After becoming a Flight Lieutenant in 1962, he was later chosen as an '' aide-de-camp'' to the

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(1967–69). In 1969, he was seconded to diplomatic service before moving to his recent role in the Royal Household. He is a Fellow of the

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1938 births Living people English people of Scottish descent People from Cumbria People educated at St Edward's School, Oxford Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order Officers of the Order of the British Empire 20th-century Royal Air Force personnel Military personnel from Cumbria Royal Air Force officers {{England-bio-stub