Major Major most commonly refers to: * Major (rank), a military rank * Academic major, an academic discipline to which an undergraduate student formally commits * People named Major, including given names, surnames, nicknames * Major and minor in musi ...

Sir Shane Gabriel Basil Blewitt (25 March 1935 – 15 May 2022) was a British courtier and military officer. He served in the

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from 1956 to 1974 in the

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, and

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, attaining the rank of Major.

Personal life

He was the son of

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Basil Blewitt. Blewitt and wife Monica Julia, formerly Morrogh Bernard, daughter of Major Robert Henry Calvert and wife Monica (née Buxton), wed on 16 June 1969. Major Blewitt had two stepchildren by his wife's first marriage, plus two biological children by Julia. He died on 15 May 2022, at the age of 87.

Royal offices

* Assistant Keeper of the Privy Purse and Treasurer to HM The Queen (1975–1985) * Deputy Keeper of the Privy Purse and Treasurer to HM The Queen (1985–1987) *

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and Treasurer to HM The Queen (1988–1996) * Extra Equerry to HM The Queen (1996–?)

Affiliations

* Member, King's Fund General Council (1989–2010) * Council, King Edward VII Hospital (1989–2010)

RVO

He was first appointed

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in 1981, and as follows: * CVO (1987) * KCVO (1989) * GCVO (1996)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Blewitt, Shane Gabriel Basil 1935 births 2022 deaths Place of birth missing Irish Guards officers Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order