Oliver Everett, is a former British diplomat and academic, who served as Royal Librarian to the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. This office, in the Royal Collection Department of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the

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, is responsible for the care and maintenance of the royal collection of books and manuscripts owned by the Sovereign in an official capacity – as distinct from those owned privately and displayed at

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and Balmoral Castle and elsewhere. Everett was educated at St Aubyn's School in Woodford Green Essex having been Captain of the 1st XV Felsted, the

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in Hudson,

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and at Christ's College, Cambridge, and he has a master's degree in

international relations International relations (IR), sometimes referred to as international studies and international affairs, is the scientific study of interactions between sovereign states. In a broader sense, it concerns all activities between states—such a ...

from

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, and did post-graduate work in international relations at the

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. He joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1967 and was

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1969 to 1973. Subsequent service in the

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included a posting as

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1980 to 1981. From 1978 to 1980 he was seconded as Assistant

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to the

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. After leaving the Diplomatic Service in 1981 he served as Private Secretary to the Princess of Wales 1981 to 1983, and as Librarian, Royal Library, 1985–2002 (he was deputy librarian 1984–1985). He is now a NADFAS lecturer, and Librarian Emeritus, Windsor Castle. In 1999 He received the Queen Elizabeth II Version of the

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for 20 years cumulative service to the British Royal Family.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Everett, Oliver British diplomats English librarians Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order People educated at Felsted School Alumni of the London School of Economics Living people Date of birth unknown Royal Librarians Members of the Household of the Prince of Wales Western Reserve Academy alumni Year of birth missing (living people)