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Sir Derek William George Keppel (7 April 1863 – 26 April 1944) was a member of the

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Royal Household.

Early life

Keppel was a son of the 7th Earl of Albemarle and was educated at

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. He joined the army and rose to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in The Prince of Wales' Own Civil Service Rifles and served in

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Courtier

Keppel was appointed an

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in 1893, and was reappointed as such when the latter became Prince of Wales in 1901. On the Prince's accession as King George V in 1910, Keppel was appointed Deputy

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and in 1912 promoted to

, serving in this post until the King's death in 1936. He continued as the only Master of the Household under

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's short reign, and on the accession of

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he returned to being an equerry until his own death in 1944.

Family

On 20 June 1898, he married Bridget Louisa Harbord, (later known as Lady Keppel), a daughter of the 5th Baron Suffield, and they had three daughters.

Honours

British decorations *CMG : Companion of the

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- ''26 November 1901'' - after accompanying the Prince of Wales on his 1901 Commonwealth tour *CIE : Commander of the

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*KCB : Knight Commander of the

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*GCVO: Knight Grand Cross of the

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Foreign decorations *:

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References

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