George Broke

George Broke

Colonel George Robin Straton Broke, LVO Royal Artillery, was Equerry to The Queen 1974-1977, and also responsible to the Prince Andrew and Prince Edward.

Broke was born in 1946, son of Major-General R S Broke, and was educated at Eton College and Sandhurst. He served in the Royal Artillery 1965-1996

He went to the Staff College, Camberley and qualified as a Staff Officer (psc). He was also a qualified helicopter pilot (ph). He was promoted to Captain 31 March 1973, and to Acting Major 21 October 1974

He was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel 30 June 1985, and commanded the 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery 1987-1989. He became a Colonel 30 June 1990. Since 1996 he has been the Director of the Association of Leading Visitor Attractions [ [http://www.alva.org.uk/"Association of Leading Visitor Attractions"] ] Broke has been a member of the Corps of Gentlemen at Arms since 22 February 1997.

He was made a LVO in 1977.

In 1978 he married Patricia T Shann. [The Times, Tuesday, Oct 10, 1978; pg. 15; col B] They have one son.

His family seat is Holme Hale, Hale, Norfolk.

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