Peter Alexander Rupert Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, Baron Carington of Upton (6 June 1919 – 9July 2018), was a British Conservative Party politician and

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who served as Defence Secretary from 1970 to 1974, Foreign Secretary from 1979 to 1982, chairman of the

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from 1983 to 1984, and

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from 1984 to 1988. In

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's first government, he played a major role in negotiating the

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that ended the conflict in

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and enabled the creation of

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. Carington later served as the Chairman of the Steering Committee for the Bilderberg Group's meetings from 1990 to 1998. Carington was Foreign Secretary in 1982 when Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands. He took full responsibility for the failure to foresee this and resigned. As

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secretary general, he helped prevent a war between Greece and Turkey during the

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. Following the

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, which removed the automatic right of hereditary peers to sit in the

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, Carington was created a

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as Baron Carington of Upton.

Background and early life

The surname "Carrington" (with two Rs) was adopted by royal licence dated 1839 by his direct male ancestor Robert Carrington, 2nd Baron Carrington, in lieu of Smith. The latter's father, Robert Smith, MP for Nottingham, was created Baron Carrington in 1796 (Peerage of Ireland) and 1797 (Peerage of Great Britain). The spelling of the surname was changed by royal licence to "Carington" (with one r) in 1880 by the 2nd Baron's sons, but the spelling of the title did not change. Born in Chelsea on 6 June 1919, Peter Alexander Rupert Carington was the only son of the 5th Baron Carrington by his wife, the Hon. Sybil Marion Colville, a daughter of Charles Colville, 2nd Viscount Colville of Culross. His great-uncles were the Liberal statesman Charles Wynn-Carington, 1st Marquess of Lincolnshire, and politician and courtier the Hon. Sir William Carington. Carington grew up in Millaton House, in Bridestowe, Devon. He went to Sandroyd School from 1928 to 1932, based at that time in

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, and

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. On leaving Eton, his housemaster, Cyril Butterwick, said of Carington, "For a really stupid boy, there are three possible professions: farming, soldiering and stockbroking".

Military service

After training at the

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, Carington was commissioned into the

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as a second lieutenant on 26 January 1939. He served with the regiment during the

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, was promoted to

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on 1 January 1941, and later temporary

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and acting

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. Carington was a tank commander during Operation Market Garden in the Netherlands in 1944. He led the first group of four Sherman tanks to cross the Nijmegen road bridge across the

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and was awarded the

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(MC) on 1 March 1945 "in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in North West Europe". After the war, Carington remained in the army until 1949.

Political career 1946–1982

In 1938, Carington succeeded his father as 6th Baron Carrington. Although he became eligible to take his seat in the

on his 21st birthday in 1940, since he was on active service, he did not do so until 9 October 1945. After leaving the Army, Carington became involved in politics, and served in the Conservative governments of

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and

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as Parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Food from November 1951 to October 1954. He was also appointed deputy lieutenant of

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on 2 July 1951. During the Crichel Down affair, which led to the resignation of minister Thomas Dugdale, Carington tendered his resignation, which was refused by the Prime Minister. Carington was Parliamentary Secretary to the

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from October 1954 to October 1956, and was then appointed High Commissioner to Australia, a post he held until October 1959. He became a

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in 1959. Following his return to Britain he served under

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as First Lord of the Admiralty until October 1963. In this role, Carington worked with

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, who was Chief of the Defence Staff, during a time of major restructuring and reform of the Admiralty. After

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became prime minister in October 1963, Carington held the posts of

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and

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until October 1964, when the

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led to a change of government. From 1964 to 1970 he was

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in the

. When the Conservatives returned to power in 1970 under

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, Carington became Defence Secretary, where he remained until the February 1974 general election. In a 1977 letter discussing the policy of torture of

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internees during Operation Demetrius in August 1971, the then Home Secretary

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attributed the origins of the policy to Carington: '"It is my view (confirmed by

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before his death I's prime minister at the time that the decision to use methods of torture in Northern Ireland in 1971/72 was taken by ministers – in particular Lord Carrington, then secretary of state for defence." Carington became shadow defence secretary in 1968 after

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was dismissed, following his controversial Rivers of Blood speech on immigration. He also served as

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from 1972 to 1974, and was briefly Secretary of State for Energy from January to March 1974. Peter Carington and Alexander Haig

Carington was again leader of the opposition in the House of Lords from 1974 to 1979. In 1979 he was made Foreign Secretary and Minister for Overseas Development in the first cabinet of

. Thatcher spoke highly of Carington, stating that "Peter had great panache and the ability to identify immediately the main points in any argument; and he could express himself in pungent terms. We had disagreements, but there were never any hard feelings." Carington chaired the Lancaster House conference in 1979, attended by

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, Abel Muzorewa, Robert Mugabe, Joshua Nkomo and Josiah Tongogara, which brought to an end

's Bush War. He later expressed his support for Mugabe over Smith. Carington was primarily responsible for ensuring the 1982 Canada Act passed the House of Lords. Under the provisions of the act, which received

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on 29 March 1982, the British Parliament renounced any future role in amending the Canadian constitution, a process known in the former dominion as

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. Carington was foreign secretary when Argentina invaded the

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on 2 April 1982. He resigned his position on 5 April, taking full responsibility for the complacency of the

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in its failure to foresee this development and for the misleading signals sent by the Foreign Office on British intentions for retaining control over the Falklands. In her autobiography,

later expressed her sorrow at his departure. She had asked him to stay but he left because he and the Foreign Office were distrusted and even hated by many back-bench Conservatives. Lord Carrington was the most recent

to hold one of the four Great Offices of State.

Later life and death

Carington served as

from 1984 to 1988. He was chairman of the

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from 1983 to 1988. He was appointed Chancellor of the

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on 1 August 1984, serving until June 1994. In 1991, he presided over diplomatic talks about the

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and attempted to pass a plan to end the wars and result in each republic becoming an independent nation. Aside from his political posts, Carington was chancellor of the

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and served as chairman of several companies, including

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, and as a director of many others, including Barclays Bank,

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and ''

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''. He also chaired the Bilderberg conferences from 1990 to 1998, being succeeded in 1999 by

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. From 1983 to 2002, he was president of the Pilgrims Society, and from 1971 to 2018 president of the

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. He was appointed Chancellor of the Order of the Garter on 8 November 1994, a role from which he retired in October 2012. After the

removed the automatic right of hereditary peers to sit in the

, Carington, along with all former leaders of the House of Lords, was given a

age on 17 November 1999. He took this as Baron Carington of Upton, of Upton in the County of Nottinghamshire. He was the longest-serving member of the House of Lords, and following the retirement of Lord Barber of Tewkesbury in 2016, had been the oldest. He was the second longest-serving member of the Privy Council after the

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. Carington died from pneumonia on 9 July 2018, aged 99, at his home, the Manor House, in Bledlow, Buckinghamshire. His son Rupert succeeded him as Baron Carrington. A memorial service was held at Westminster Abbey on 31 January 2019.

Family

Carington married Iona McClean (19 March 1920 – 7 June 2009), daughter of Lt Col. Sir Francis McClean and Aileen Wale, on 25 April 1942. They had three children: Alexandra de Bunsen (born 1943), Virginia Carington (born 1946; formerly married to Lord Ashcombe), and Rupert Carington, 7th Baron Carrington (born 1948). Carington's wife, Lady Carrington, died on 7 June 2009, aged 89.

In popular culture

Carington was a guest on

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's long-running programme '' Desert Island Discs'' in 1975 and on the same station's '' A Good Read'' in 2004. In the 1977 war film ''A Bridge Too Far'', John Stride played a Grenadier Guards captain at Nijmegen Bridge based on Carington. This portrayal depicted the historical argument between Carington and Major Julian Cook on whether to move forward along the " Hell's Highway" route. In February 1982 Carington was portrayed by Rowan Atkinson in a ''

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'' parody of '' Question Time'', pedantically discussing an imminent

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. Carington was portrayed by James Fox in the 2002

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production of Ian Curteis's '' The Falklands Play''. He was also briefly portrayed by James Smith in the 2011 film '' The Iron Lady'', and by

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in the 2014 play '' Handbagged''.

Honours

*1945:

*1958: Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (KCMG) *1959: Lord of

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*1983: Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH) *1985: Knight Companion of the Most Noble Order of the Garter (KG); Chancellor of the Order (1994–2012) *1988: Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (GCMG); Chancellor of the Order (1984–1994) *1999:

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age, as Baron Carington of Upton * Knight Grand Cross of the Royal and Distinguished Spanish Order of Charles III *1988:

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* Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service * Freedom of the City of London

Honorary degrees

*1981:

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( LLD) *1983:

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( DUniv) *December 1989:

( DLitt) *1986:

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( LLD) *1993:

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( LLD) *14 December 1998:

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( DCL) *21 November 2003:

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( DCL)

Arms

Bibliography

*''Reflect on Things Past – The Memoirs of Lord Carrington''. Published by William Collins, 1988.

Notes

References

External links

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House of Lords minutes of proceedings, 17 November 1999
Lord Carrington's views on the EU from the Daily Telegraph

Thatcher's First Cabinet

Imperial War Museum Interview

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