Bruce Shand

Bruce Shand

MC & Bar DL
Bruce Shand; MC & Bar DL
Birth name	Bruce Middleton Hope Shand
Born	22 January 1917; London, England
Died	11 June 2006 (aged 89); Stourpaine, Dorset, England
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1937–1947
Rank	Major
Commands held	HQ Squadron, Half Squadron of 12th Lancers, "C" Squadron
Battles/wars	Second World War
Awards	MC and bar
Spouse(s)	Rosalind Cubitt (m. 1946; died 1994)
Children	Camilla, Queen of the United Kingdom; Annabel Elliot; Mark Shand;
Relations	Philip Morton Shand (father); Edith Marguerite Harrington (mother); Elspeth Howe (half-sister)
Other work	Deputy Lieutenant of Sussex; Vice-Lieutenant of East Sussex; Exon and Adjutant of the Queen's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard

Bruce Middleton Hope Shand, MC & Bar, DL (22 January 1917 – 11 June 2006) was an officer in the British Army who served in France as part of the British Expeditionary Force during the Second World War. He was the father of Queen Camilla.

After the war he became a wine merchant. He was Vice-Lord-Lieutenant of East Sussex from 1974 until 1992 and was a Master of Foxhounds.^[2]

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^ "Marriage and Family". The Prince of Wales.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.