Kenneth Scott (courtier) explained

Sir Kenneth Scott
Order:Deputy Private Secretary to the Sovereign
Term Start:1990
Term End:1996
1Blankname:Secretary
1Namedata:Robert Fellowes
Predecessor:Robert Fellowes
Successor:Robin Janvrin
Order1:Assistant Private Secretary to the Sovereign
Term Start1:1985
Term End1:1990
Monarch1:Elizabeth II
1Blankname1:Secretary
1Namedata1:Philip Moore
William Heseltine
2Blankname1:Deputy Secretary
2Namedata1:William Heseltine
Robert Fellowes
Predecessor1:Robert Fellowes
Successor1:Robin Janvrin
Birth Date:23 January 1931
Death Place:Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
Children:2

Sir Kenneth Bertram Adam Scott (23 January 1931  - 23 February 2018) was the Deputy Private Secretary to Elizabeth II between 1990 and 1996.

Career

Born on 23 January 1931, he was educated at George Watson's College, Edinburgh (Governor, 1997 - present) and the University of Edinburgh, where he graduated with an MA (Hons).

After university, Scott joined the Diplomatic Service and served in posts including Moscow, Bonn, Washington and Brussels. He was Ambassador to Yugoslavia in 1982 - 85.

He was the Queen's Assistant Private Secretary 1985 - 90 and Deputy Private Secretary 1990 - 96, during which time he mostly lived in an apartment in St James's Palace. In 1996, after retirement from the Royal Household, he spent nine months in Sarajevo as Chairman of the Provisional Election Commission which organised the first democratic elections in Bosnia after the 1992 - 95 war. He remained an Extra Equerry to the Queen in retirement. He was made a KCVO in the 1990 New Year Honours, and a CMG in the 1980 Birthday Honours.[1]

In 2010 he was author of the book St James's Palace: A History, by Scala Publishers .[2]

He died on 23 February 2018 at the age of 87.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Login. www.exacteditions.com. 2 March 2018.
  2. Book: Scott, Kenneth. St James's Palace: A History. 1 November 2010. Scala Publishers Ltd. .
  3. Web site: SCOTT - Deaths Announcements - Telegraph Announcements. announcements.telegraph.co.uk. 2 March 2018.