Hugh Lindsay

Major Hugh Charles Lyttelton Lindsay, LVO (3 May 1953 – 10 March 1988) was Equerry to Queen Elizabeth II from 1983 to 1986. He was killed in an avalanche during a ski trip on 10 March 1988. Personal life Lindsay's mother was the Hon Audrey Lavinia Lyttelton (1918-2007), sister of Hon. Viola Maud Lyttelton, who were daughters of John Lyttelton, 9th Viscount Cobham. His father was David Edzell Thomas Lindsay (1910-1968), a great-grandson of Charles Morgan, 1st Baron Tredegar. Lindsay was educated at Millfield. He married 33-year-old Sarah Brennan (MVO) in July 1987. Diana, Princess of Wales, and Prince Edward attended the ceremony which was held at the Church of St. Nicholas in Compton, Surrey. Military career Lindsay was a major in the British army when he was appointed an equerry to Queen Elizabeth II in October 1983. He was a career soldier who served in the 9th/12th Royal Lancers and returned to full-time army service with the unit in 1986 after serving the Queen. He was made an LVO (Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order) in 1986.