Peter St Clair-Erskine, 7th Earl of Rosslyn
| The Right Honourable The Earl of Rosslyn CVO QPM |
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| Born | Peter St Clair-Erskine 31 March 1958 |
| Spouse(s) | Helen Watters |
| Issue | Jamie St. Clair-Erskine, Lord Loughborough Lady Alice St. Clair-Erskine The Hon. Harry St. Clair-Erskine Lady Lucia St. Clair-Erskine |
| Parents | Anthony St Clair-Erskine, 6th Earl of Rosslyn |
Peter St Clair-Erskine, 7th Earl of Rosslyn, CVO, QPM, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , (born 31 March 1958) is a former Metropolitan Police Commander, in which he used the professional name Peter Loughborough (from the subsidiary title, Lord Loughborough, which he bore as heir to the earldom prior to his succession in 1977). The Earl's lands include the world famous Rosslyn Chapel.
Background and education
Rosslyn was educated at Eton College and the University of Bristol. He inherited his peerages in 1977 and was one of 92 hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords following the House of Lords Act 1999. He sits as a crossbencher.
Career
Rosslyn, known professionally as Peter Loughborough, joined the Metropolitan Police Service in 1980. He reached the rank of chief inspector in the 1990s. In 1994 he led the undercover Operation Troodos, a successful crackdown on drug dealers in west London, including the drug supplier of the Marquess of Blandford, later Duke of Marlborough.[1] From 2003-2014, he was head of the Royalty and Diplomatic Protection Department (since amalgamated into Protection Command). He received the Queen's Police Medal in the 2009 New Year Honours and was reputedly the Queen's "favourite policeman".[2]
In March 2014, Rosslyn was appointed as Master of the Household to the Prince of Wales, and the Duchess of Cornwall at Clarence House.[3]
On 29 September 2014, Lord Rosslyn was appointed a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) upon relinquishing his appointment as Head of Royalty and Specialist Protection Department.[4]
Family
He married Helen Watters in 1982 and they have two sons and two daughters.[5]
- Jamie William St. Clair-Erskine, Lord Loughborough (b. 28 May 1986)
- Lady Alice St. Clair-Erskine (b. 14 June 1988), an actress with the stage name Alice St Clair,[6] Lady Alice played Catherine Middleton in an American TV film about the 2011 Royal Wedding.
- The Hon. Harry St. Clair-Erskine
- Lady Lucia St. Clair-Erskine.[7]
References
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- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 58929. p. 25. 31 December 2008.
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- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 61020. p. 19954. 15 October 2014.
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- ↑ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4122818/
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External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by the Earl of Rosslyn
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| Preceded by | Earl of Rosslyn 1977–present |
Incumbent |
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- Articles lacking reliable references from February 2013
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- 1958 births
- Living people
- Alumni of the University of Bristol
- Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order
- Crossbench hereditary peers
- Earls in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
- Hereditary peers elected under the House of Lords Act
- Members of the Household of the Prince of Wales
- Metropolitan Police chief officers
- People educated at Eton College
- Recipients of the Queen's Police Medal
