| Honorific-Prefix: | Captain |
| Lord Rupert Nevill | |
| Order: | Treasurer to Duke of Edinburgh |
| Term Start: | 1970 |
| Term End: | 1982 |
| Predecessor: | Sir Christopher Bonham-Carter |
| Successor: | Sir Richard Davies |
| Office3: | Private Secretary to Duke of Edinburgh |
| Term Start3: | 1976 |
| Term End3: | 1982 |
| Predecessor3: | Cdr William Willett |
| Successor3: | Sir Richard Davies |
| Birth Date: | 1923 1, df=y |
| Nationality: | British |
| Residence: | Horsted Place |
| Alma Mater: | Eton College |
| Parents: | 4th Marquess of Abergavenny Isabel Nellie Larnach |
| Children: | Guy Nevill Lady Angela Keating Christopher Nevill, 6th Marquess of Abergavenny Lady Henrietta Purbrick |
Lord Rupert Charles Montecute Nevill [1] (29 January 1923 – 19 July 1982) was Chairman of the British Olympic Association from 1966 to 1977 and then its President until his death. As a courtier, he was treasurer and later private secretary to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, between 1970 and 1982. He was a close confidant, friend and associate to Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh.
Nevill was born on January 29, 1923, the younger son of Guy Larnach-Nevill, 4th Marquess of Abergavenny, and his wife Isabel Nellie Larnach[2] and was educated at Eton College.[3]
During the Second World War, Lord Rupert Nevill gained the rank of captain in the Life Guards. He served as aide-de-camp to Lieutenant-General Sir Brian Horrocks during the allied advance in 1945 and continued as aide-de-camp after the war until 1947.
Nevill served as Chairman of the British Olympic Association from 1966 to 1977 and as its President from 1977 until his death in 1982, being succeeded in this role by Anne, Princess Royal.[4] He was President of the British Show Jumping Association between 1973 and 1976.
Nevill was also President of the Metropolitan Union of the YMCA from 1956, a member of the World Council of the YMCA from 1956, vice-chairman of the National YMCA 1963-1966, and president from 1966.[5]
He was a member of the Uckfield Rural District Council (1949–1967) and of East Sussex County Council (1954–1967), a Justice of the Peace of Sussex from 1953, and a Deputy Lieutenant of Sussex from 1960. He was High Sheriff of Sussex for 1952–1953. He was a member of the Sussex St John's Council from 1952 and chairman from 1966.
Nevill was treasurer to the Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh from 1970 to 1982 and his private secretary from 1976 to 1982. He was one of the godfathers of Princess Margaret’s son David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon.[6]
On 22 April 1944, Nevill married Lady Anne Camilla Evelyn "Micky" Wallop (12 July 1925 – 25 January 2023; aged 97) a daughter of Gerard Vernon Wallop, 9th Earl of Portsmouth and Mary Lawrence Post. Both Nevill and his wife were childhood friends of Queen Elizabeth II.[7] They lived at Horsted Place and were sometimes referred to at court as ‘the little people’ because of their small stature.[8]
The Nevills had four children:
Lord Rupert Nevill died on 19 July 1982, aged 59. A memorial service was held at St Margaret's Westminster,[12] and he was buried at Holy Trinity Church, Eridge.
He was vested as a Knight of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem (K.St.J.) in 1972, and he was appointed a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (C.V.O.) in 1978.[13]