William Nye (courtier)
William James Nye LVO (born 1966) was appointed Principal Private Secretary to Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, effective 12 September 2011.
Nye was educated at Christ's Hospital, Horsham, and earned a BA in economics from Cambridge University as well as an MA in economics from Yale University. After university, he joined the British Civil Service, and came to hold a number of senior appointments at the Home Office and the Treasury, his last being that of Director in the National Security Secretariat at the Cabinet Office.[1]
Nye succeeded Sir Michael Peat, whose resignation as Principal Private Secretary to Their Royal Highnesses was announced on 24 January 2011.[2] In November of that year, it was reported that Nye would not be given the use of the Kensington Palace apartment that Peat vacated, nor would Nye be provided grace-and-favour housing of any kind.[3]
Nye "has overall responsibility for the Prince’s household and also keeps an eye on the running of the Duchy of Cornwall, his private estate, and his residences at Highgrove and Birkhall."[4] Nye also serves as a trustee of The Prince of Wales's Charitable Foundation.[5]
He was appointed Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) in the 2015 New Year Honours.[6]
On 10 June 2015 it was announced that he would stand down from his role as Private Secretary to Their Royal Highnesses at the end of November 2015 and become the next Secretary-General of the Archbishops' Council and Secretary General of the General Synod of the Church of England.[7]
References
- ↑ "William Nye appointed as Principal Private Secretary to Their Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall," press release, 29 June 2011, princeofwales.gov.uk.
- ↑ "Sir Michael Peat to step down as advisor to Prince of Wales," The Telegraph, 24 January 2011.
- ↑ Eden, Richard. "Will Prince Harry move into lavish London bachelor pad?" telegraph.co.uk, 13 November 2011, accessed 1 May 2013.
- ↑ Rayner, Gordon. "Who’s Who in the Court of Prince Charles?" The Telegraph, 11 November 2013, accessed 13 November 2013.
- ↑ "About Us," The Prince of Wales's Charitable Foundation, accessed 1 May 2013.
- ↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 61092. p. N4. 31 December 2014.
- ↑ Church of England press release 10 June 1015, accessed 10 June 2015
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