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	His father had been private secretary to [[King George VI]] and [[Queen Elizabeth II]] and his great-grandfather had been private secretary to [[Queen Victoria]] and [[King George V]]. He was educated at [[Eton College]] and [[Magdalene College, Cambridge]].		His father had been private secretary to [[King George VI]] and [[Queen Elizabeth II]] and his great-grandfather had been private secretary to [[Queen Victoria]] and [[King George V]]. He was educated at [[Eton College]] and [[Magdalene College, Cambridge]].

	As a barrister, he specialised in libel suits, defending ''Time Out'', ''The Spectator'', and Marlene Dietrich. In 1979 he was appointed private secretary to the Prince of Wales, with whom he shared a love of fishing. In 1985 Adeane resigned after a number of disagreements, and had found that the Prince 'almost invariably did the opposite of what he advised'.<ref ~~nam~~=dt>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11621568/Edward-Adeane-courtier-obituary.html "Edward Adeane, courtier - obituary", ''Daily Telegraph'', 21 May 2015.</ref>		As a barrister, he specialised in libel suits, defending ''Time Out'', ''The Spectator'', and Marlene Dietrich. In 1979 he was appointed private secretary to the Prince of Wales, with whom he shared a love of fishing. In 1985 Adeane resigned after a number of disagreements, and had found that the Prince 'almost invariably did the opposite of what he advised'.<ref name=dt>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11621568/Edward-Adeane-courtier-obituary.html "Edward Adeane, courtier - obituary", ''Daily Telegraph'', 21 May 2015.</ref>

	He is survived by his companion, Brent Snape.<ref name=dt />		He is survived by his companion, Brent Snape.<ref name=dt />

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	His father had been private secretary to [[King George VI]] and [[Queen Elizabeth II]] and his great-grandfather had been private secretary to [[Queen Victoria]] and [[King George V]]. He was educated at [[Eton College]] and [[Magdalene College, Cambridge]].		His father had been private secretary to [[King George VI]] and [[Queen Elizabeth II]] and his great-grandfather had been private secretary to [[Queen Victoria]] and [[King George V]]. He was educated at [[Eton College]] and [[Magdalene College, Cambridge]].

			As a barrister, he specialised in libel suits, defending ''Time Out'', ''The Spectator'', and Marlene Dietrich. In 1979 he was appointed private secretary to the Prince of Wales, with whom he shared a love of fishing. In 1985 Adeane resigned after a number of disagreements, and had found that the Prince 'almost invariably did the opposite of what he advised'.<ref nam=dt>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11621568/Edward-Adeane-courtier-obituary.html "Edward Adeane, courtier - obituary", ''Daily Telegraph'', 21 May 2015.</ref>

			He is survived by his companion, Brent Snape.<ref name=dt />

			The ''Telegraph'' obituary has been described by Robert Cottrell as an "Extraordinary obituary, almost entirely written in code".<ref>https://twitter.com/robertcottrell/status/602156029028245504</ref>

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'''Edward Adeane''' (the Honourable George Edward Adeane, 1939–2015) was a barrister and private secretary to the [[Prince of Wales]].

His father had been private secretary to [[King George VI]] and [[Queen Elizabeth II]] and his great-grandfather had been private secretary to [[Queen Victoria]] and [[King George V]]. He was educated at [[Eton College]] and [[Magdalene College, Cambridge]].

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