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Educated at [[Haileybury and Imperial Service College]] and [[Royal Military Academy Sandhurst]],<ref name="burkes"/> Vickers was [[Commissioned officer|commissioned]] into the [[Royal Tank Regiment]] (RTR) in 1948, and served with the 1st Battalion of the RTR in the [[British Army of the Rhine]] ([[BAOR]]), [[Korea]], and the [[Middle East]] until 1954.<ref name="kcl-lhcma"/> He was temporary [[Equerry]] to [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|the Queen]] from 1956 until 1959<ref name="gh-02jul1958"/> and [[Brigade Major]] of 7th Armoured [[Brigade]] from 1962 until 1964.<ref name="gh-02jul1958"/> He served with the 4th Battalion of the RTR in [[Borneo]] and [[Malaysia]] from 1964 until 1966 and was Commanding Officer of [[The Royal Dragoons]] from 1967 until 1968<ref name="gh-02jul1958"/> when he became commanding officer of the [[Blues and Royals]]. Vickers was the Commander of the [[11th Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom)|11th Armoured Brigade]] from 1972 until 1974 and Deputy Director of Army Training 1975 until 1977.<ref name="gh-02jul1958"/> He was appointed [[General Officer Commanding|GOC]] [[4th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)|4th Armoured Division]] in 1977 and then [[List of Governors and Commandants of Sandhurst|Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst]] from 1979 until 1982 before he retired in 1983.<ref name="gh-02jul1958"/>
Educated at [[Haileybury and Imperial Service College]] and [[Royal Military Academy Sandhurst]],<ref name="burkes"/> Vickers was [[Commissioned officer|commissioned]] into the [[Royal Tank Regiment]] (RTR) in 1948, and served with the 1st Battalion of the RTR in the [[British Army of the Rhine]] ([[BAOR]]), [[Korea]], and the [[Middle East]] until 1954.<ref name="kcl-lhcma"/> He was temporary [[Equerry]] to [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|the Queen]] from 1956 until 1959<ref name="gh-02jul1958"/> and [[Brigade Major]] of 7th Armoured [[Brigade]] from 1962 until 1964.<ref name="gh-02jul1958"/> He served with the 4th Battalion of the RTR in [[Borneo]] and [[Malaysia]] from 1964 until 1966 and was Commanding Officer of [[The Royal Dragoons]] from 1967 until 1968<ref name="gh-02jul1958"/> when he became commanding officer of the [[Blues and Royals]]. Vickers was the Commander of the [[11th Armoured Brigade (United Kingdom)|11th Armoured Brigade]] from 1972 until 1974 and Deputy Director of Army Training 1975 until 1977.<ref name="gh-02jul1958"/> He was appointed [[General Officer Commanding|GOC]] [[4th Infantry Division (United Kingdom)|4th Armoured Division]] in 1977 and then [[List of Governors and Commandants of Sandhurst|Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst]] from 1979 until 1982 before he retired in 1983.<ref name="gh-02jul1958"/>


In retirement Vickers was a [[Gentleman Usher]] to the Queen from 1986 until 1998<ref name="lg-27oct1998"/> and Director-General of the [[Winston Churchill Memorial Trust]] 1983&ndash;1993.
In retirement Vickers was a [[Gentleman Usher]] to the Queen from 1986 until 1998 and on duty at the funeral of Princess Diana at Westminster Abbey in 1997 where he was seen smoking (TV) prior to welcoming the mother of Princess Diana into the Abbey<ref name="lg-27oct1998"/> and Director-General of the [[Winston Churchill Memorial Trust]] 1983&ndash;1993. Vickers was close friends with Dr. John Miller, Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, who was arrested in 2004 during the War on Terror. John Miller lived at Baldwin Manor, Swaffham Prior, Cambs and was closely linked to a former student of Churchill College called Ralph Elias (2004 Havering PCT NHS). Both Vickers, Miller and Ralph Elias have since vanished and it is thought they were all connected to the 9/11 terrorist attacks in America and other forms of terrorism including the use of poisons and the cause of accidents. It is widely known that Dr. John Miller and his wife Marcia Miller spent a couple of weeks each July in the North of Scotland. Who Miller met during his summer holiday´s in Scotland is unknown. However it is known that he informed people who needed to contact him not to telephone him until late morning. A document called the Preston Brief - published in 2004 - provides an insight into Miller, Elias and Vickers, is available at Preston Town Hall, Lancashire, UK. The document also includes information on Marcia Miller who was known as an Icelandic Witch. The meaning of her codename is not thought to be linked to a person called Gudrun from Iceland who was diagnosed with breast cancer. A book published in 1991 called The Feathermen by Sir Ranulph Fiennes is a story about contract killers in Britain. More information on General Richard Vickers can be found in the 1992 paper edition of Who´s Who where it mentions Richard Vickers was a keen fly fisher who put his hobby to use in Scotland. Vickers was also known to be a racist conservative who believed "Africa was rotten to the core".

A strange news article surfaced on the internet around the time of the Millennium claiming the father of Prince Andrew was a Royal Courtier. It is unknown who started the rumour however other rumours about the British Royal Family have "dogged" their reputations for decades. "Outlandish" rumours have also suggested Prince Philip has fathered a love child whilst there is no evidence whatsoever to suggest Prince Philip was aware of any relationship between his wife and General Richard Vickers. It should be noted the former wife of Prince Andrew, Sarah Ferguson, was due to attend a meeting at the World Trade Center in New York, on the same day of the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks in 2001.

The UK Charities Commission has received a number of complaints on Richard Vickers concerning his time as Director General of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust in London. The complaints include a suggestion that something contained in a special "red book" published in 1992 by the Memorial Trust has a hidden meaning towards the celebration of escaped Nazi war criminals. The UK Charities Commission has confirmed they are aware of the concerns at the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust and disclosed that, "This charity is not the one that will be closing!"


Vickers was made a Lieutenant of the [[Royal Victorian Order]] (LVO) in 1959<ref name="burkes"/><ref name="lg-27oct1998"/> and a Commander of the Order (CVO) in 1998.<ref name="burkes"/> He was appointed a Member of the [[Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) in 1964,<ref name="burkes"/> promoted to an Officer of the Order (OBE) in 1970,<ref name="burkes"/><ref name="lg-5jun1970"/> and to a Knight Commander of the Order (KCB) in 1983.<ref name="burkes"/><ref name="lg-27oct1998"/>
Vickers was made a Lieutenant of the [[Royal Victorian Order]] (LVO) in 1959<ref name="burkes"/><ref name="lg-27oct1998"/> and a Commander of the Order (CVO) in 1998.<ref name="burkes"/> He was appointed a Member of the [[Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) in 1964,<ref name="burkes"/> promoted to an Officer of the Order (OBE) in 1970,<ref name="burkes"/><ref name="lg-5jun1970"/> and to a Knight Commander of the Order (KCB) in 1983.<ref name="burkes"/><ref name="lg-27oct1998"/>

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Sir Richard Vickers
Born21 August 1928
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1948 - 1983
RankLieutenant-General
Commands heldThe Royal Dragoons
Blues and Royals
11th Armoured Brigade
4th Armoured Division
RMA Sandhurst
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Lieutenant-General Sir Richard (Maurice Hilton) Vickers, KCB CVO OBE (born 21 August 1928) is a former British Army officer who served as Director-General of Army Training from 1982 until 1983.

Military career

Educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College and Royal Military Academy Sandhurst,[1] Vickers was commissioned into the Royal Tank Regiment (RTR) in 1948, and served with the 1st Battalion of the RTR in the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR), Korea, and the Middle East until 1954.[2] He was temporary Equerry to the Queen from 1956 until 1959[3] and Brigade Major of 7th Armoured Brigade from 1962 until 1964.[3] He served with the 4th Battalion of the RTR in Borneo and Malaysia from 1964 until 1966 and was Commanding Officer of The Royal Dragoons from 1967 until 1968[3] when he became commanding officer of the Blues and Royals. Vickers was the Commander of the 11th Armoured Brigade from 1972 until 1974 and Deputy Director of Army Training 1975 until 1977.[3] He was appointed GOC 4th Armoured Division in 1977 and then Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst from 1979 until 1982 before he retired in 1983.[3]

In retirement Vickers was a Gentleman Usher to the Queen from 1986 until 1998[4] and Director-General of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust 1983–1993.

Vickers was made a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) in 1959[1][4] and a Commander of the Order (CVO) in 1998.[1] He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1964,[1] promoted to an Officer of the Order (OBE) in 1970,[1][5] and to a Knight Commander of the Order (KCB) in 1983.[1][4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "VICKERS". Burke's Peerage. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  2. ^ "VICKERS, Sir Richard (Maurice Hilton) (born 1928), Lieutenant General". Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives. King's College London. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  3. ^ a b c d e "The Court". Glasgow Herald. Newsquest. 2 July 1958. p. 6. Retrieved 7 May 2010. In attendance... Captain Richard Vickers (Equerry-in-waiting)
  4. ^ a b c "No. 55293". The London Gazette. 27 October 1998.
  5. ^ "No. 45117". The London Gazette. 5 June 1970.
Military offices
Preceded by General Officer Commanding the 4th Armoured Division
1977–1979 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
1979–1982 		Succeeded by

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