Christopher Airy

Born in 1934 he was trained at the Royal Military College Sandhurst and entered the Grenadier Guards , in which he served from 1954 to 1974 . He transferred to the Scots Guards in 1974, and was promoted to the General Staff in 1983 . He retired in 1989 , having served in the British Army Of The Rhine ( BAOR ), Cyprus , and Northern Ireland . Airy was Personal Military Assistant to the Secretary Of State for War in 1960 , Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General and Regimental Adjutant in 1967 , and Brigade Major of 4 Guards Brigade in 1971 . In 1974 he became Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion of the Scots Guards , and two years later Military Assistant (GSO1) to the Master-General Of The Ordnance .

In 1979 Airy became Commanding Officer of the 5th Field Force, and in 1982 Assistant Chief Of Staff United Kingdom Land Forces (UKLF).

Made a Major-general in 1983 , he served at the Royal College Of Defence Studies to 1986 , before becoming Major-General Commanding The Household Division and General Officer Commanding London District .

He was Chairman of the Not Forgotten Association from 1993 .

Major-General Sir Christopher Airy was appointed Private Secretary and Treasurer to the
Prince And Princess Of Wales in 1990 . He remained in office for slightly under a year, and was made an Extra Equerry to the Queen in 1991 .
Sir Christopher was made a KCVO in 1989 and CBE in 1984 .

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