Alan Lascelles

Sir Alan Lascelles
Lascelles in 1943
Private Secretary to the Sovereign
In office
1943–1953
Monarchs
Preceded bySir Alexander Hardinge
Succeeded bySir Michael Adeane
Assistant Private Secretary to the Sovereign
In office
1935–1943
Monarchs
Secretary to the Governor General of Canada
In office
1931–1935
Governor GeneralThe Earl of Bessborough
Preceded bySir Eric Miéville
Succeeded byShuldham Redfern
Personal details
Born(1887-04-11)11 April 1887
Sutton Waldron, Dorset, England
Died10 August 1981(1981-08-10) (aged 94)
Kensington, London, England
Spouse
Joan Frances Vere Thesiger
(m. 1920; died 1971)
Children3
RelativesHenry Lascelles, 4th Earl of Harewood (grandfather)
Sir Adolphus Liddell (grandfather)
EducationMarlborough College
Alma materTrinity College, Oxford (BA)
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch/service British Army
Years of service1913–1938
RankCaptain
UnitBedfordshire Yeomanry
Battles/warsFirst World War
AwardsMilitary Cross

Sir Alan Frederick "Tommy" Lascelles, GCB, GCVO, CMG, MC (/ˈlæsəls/ LASS-əlss; 11 April 1887 – 10 August 1981) was a British courtier and civil servant who held several positions in the first half of the twentieth century, culminating in his position as Private Secretary to both George VI and Elizabeth II. In 1950, he wrote the Lascelles Principles in a letter to the editor of The Times, using the pen-name "Senex".