Alec Hardinge, 2nd Baron Hardinge of Penshurst

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Major The Right Honourable The Lord Hardinge of Penshurst GCB GCVO MC PC
Hardinge in 1916
Private Secretary to the Sovereign
In office 1936–1943
Monarchs	Edward VIII (1936) George VI (1936–1943)
Preceded by	The Lord Wigram
Succeeded by	Sir Alan Lascelles
Personal details
Born	(1894-05-17)17 May 1894
Died	29 May 1960(1960-05-29) (aged 66)
Nationality	British
Parent(s)	Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst Winifred Sturt
Education	Harrow School
Alma mater	Trinity College, Cambridge

Major Alexander Henry Louis Hardinge, 2nd Baron Hardinge of Penshurst, GCB, GCVO, MC, PC (17 May 1894 – 29 May 1960) was Private Secretary to the Sovereign during the Abdication Crisis of Edward VIII and during most of the Second World War.