Sir Reginald Louis Secondé (28 July 1922 – 26 October 2017) was a British diplomat who served as Ambassador to Chile,

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and

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. He was the son of Lt-Colonel Emile Charles Secondé and Dorothy Kathleen (''née'' Sutherland). On 4 June 1951, he married Catherine Penelope Sneyd-Kynnersley (9 October 1919 – June 2004). Secondé was educated at Beaumont and

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. He served during the

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as a

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in the Coldstream Guards. Predeceased by his wife, Secondé had one son, two daughters and grandchildren. He died on 26 October 2017 at the age of 95.Seconde
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*'' Who's Who 2010'' *''And then by chance'', autobiography 1922 births 2017 deaths Alumni of King's College, Cambridge Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Chile Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Romania Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Venezuela British Army personnel of World War II Coldstream Guards officers Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order English Roman Catholics Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George {{UK-diplomat-stub