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Edward Ford | |
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| Born | Edward William Spencer Ford 24 July 1910 Repton, Derbyshire, England |
| Died | 19 November 2006 (aged 96) |
| Nationality | English |
| Known for | Courtier |
| Spouse | Virginia Brand |
Sir Edward William Spencer Ford GCVO KCB ERD DL FRSA (24 July 1910 – 19 November 2006) was a courtier in the Royal Households of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II. He is perhaps best known for writing to Elizabeth II’s private secretary regarding the 40th year of her reign, having hoped that the Queen would experience an annus mirabilis but instead finding 1992 an annus horribilis. She used the phrase in a speech to describe a year in which one of her four children was divorced, two more formally separated from their spouses, and Windsor Castle caught fire.