Charlotte Manley Explained

Charlotte Elizabeth Manley (born 1957) has been Chapter Clerk of St George's Chapel, Windsor since 2003, and was Private Secretary and Treasurer to the Duke of York from 2001–2003.

She served in the Royal Navy as an officer from 1976–1996.

Manley spent two years as an exchange officer with the United States Navy at Newport, Rhode Island. In 1990, she joined the destroyer HMS Bristol as one of the first women at sea in the Royal Navy.

On 31 December 1993, she was promoted to Commander.

In 1994, she was on the staff of the Second Sea Lord and Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command.

In 1996, she was on short-term contract in the Cabinet Office, before becoming Assistant Private Secretary and Comptroller to the Duke of York, and Comptroller to Princess Alexandra. Later she was promoted to Deputy Private Secretary and Comptroller to the Duke of York.

On 3 August 2001, she became Private Secretary and Treasurer to the Duke of York.

In 2003, she left the Royal Household and the Office of the Duke of York and became Chapter Clerk of St George's Chapel, Windsor.

Manley was appointed OBE in 1996, LVO in 2003 and CVO in 2018.

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