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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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Revision as of 20:30, 1 March 2016
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.
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'.[1]
He is survived by his companion, Brent Snape.[2]
The Telegraph obituary has been described by Robert Cottrell as an "Extraordinary obituary, almost entirely written in code".[3]
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