Squadron Leader Sir David John Checketts, KCVO (born 23 August 1930) was Private Secretary to the Prince of Wales from 1970 to 1979.
[1] Checketts joined the Royal Air Force in 1948 and received flying training at RATG Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia in 1948–1950.
Checketts and his wife were the guardians of the young Prince Charles in Australia whilst he attended Geelong Grammar School in 1966.
[2] On his return in 1967 he became Equerry to the Prince of Wales, and in 1970 was promoted to be his Private Secretary and Treasurer.
Checketts grandson Captain Stuart Kaye was appointed Equerry to The Princess Royal in 2022