Charles Tryon, 2nd Baron Tryon

Brigadier Charles George Vivian Tryon, 2nd Baron Tryon, GCVO, KCB, DSO, DL (24 May 1906 – 9 November 1976) was a British peer, British Army officer, and a member of the Royal Household.

Brigadier The Right Honourable The Lord Tryon GCVO, KCB, DSO, DL
Keeper of the Privy Purse Treasurer to HM The Queen
In office 1952–1971
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Preceded by	Sir Ulick Alexander
Succeeded by	Sir Rennie Maudsley
Personal details
Born	(1906-05-24)24 May 1906
Died	9 November 1976(1976-11-09) (aged 70)
Nationality	British
Spouse	Etheldreda Josephine Burrell
Parent(s)	George, 1st Baron Tryon Averil Vivian
Alma mater	Royal Military College, Sandhurst
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	British Army
Years of service	1926–1949
Rank	Brigadier
Unit	Grenadier Guards
Battles/wars	Second World War
Awards	Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in dispatches

Early life and military career

Elder son of George, 1st Baron Tryon, on 3 August 1939, he married Etheldreda Josephine Burrell (1909–2002), known as Dreda;^[1] she was a daughter of Sir Merrik Burrell, Bt, CBE (1877–1957).

Tryon graduated from the Royal Military College, Sandhurst and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Grenadier Guards in 1926.^[2]

Tryon succeeded to his father's title in 1940. The family seat was the Manor House at Great Durnford, Wiltshire; Dreda ran a boarding preparatory school there from 1942 until 1992.^[3]

Promoted to major in 1943,^[4] by the end of the Second World War he was a war substantive lieutenant colonel, with permanent promotion in 1948.^[5] He retired in 1949 and was granted the honorary rank of brigadier.^[6]

Career in the Royal Household

Lord Tryon began his career in the Royal Household as the Assistant Keeper of the Privy Purse to King George VI in 1949.^[7] Still the Assistant Keeper of the Privy Purse upon the ascension of Queen Elizabeth II,^[8] Lord Tryon was appointed Keeper of the Privy Purse and Treasurer to the Queen on 16 October 1952.^[9] Lord Tryon served as Keeper of the Privy Purse and Treasurer to the Queen until 1 November 1971, being appointed a Permanent Lord-in-Waiting upon his retirement.^[10] In 1968, as the Queen’s chief financial manager, he sought to secure an exemption from proposed amendments to the Race Relations Act. He stated that it was policy to allow people of colour only to work as domestic servants at the Palace.^[11][12]

Later life and death

In 1972, Lord Tryon was appointed a deputy lieutenant in the County of Wilts.^[13] Lord Tryon died in 1976, aged 70, and was succeeded by his only son, Anthony Tryon.

Honours

During his military career Lord Tryon was Mentioned in dispatches, later being awarded the Distinguished Service Order.^[14][15] Lord Tryon was appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 1953,^[16] and promoted to Knight Grand Cross in 1968.^[17] Appointed a Knight Commander in the Civil Division of the Order of the Bath in 1962,^[18] he was also an Officer of the Order of St John.^[19]

Arms

Coat of arms of Charles Tryon, 2nd Baron Tryon

Crest Issuant from a coronet composed of four roses set upon a rim Or a bear's head Sable charged with seven stars in the form of the Constellation Ursa Major Gold Escutcheon Azure a fess embattled between in chief three estoiles and in base a portcullis chained Or. Supporters Dexter an army pensioner in hospital uniform sinister a postman holding with the exterior hand a letter sack over his shoulder Proper. Motto Do Right And Fear Not