John Ernest Douglas Delavalette Browne (born 17 October 1938) is a British former politician, soldier, investment banker and writer now based in West Palm Beach, Florida, United States of America.
Browne was born in Hampshire, raised on a family farm near Bath, and educated at Malvern College, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Cranfield Institute of Technology and Harvard Business School.
He worked for Euro Pacific Capital, NY (founded by Peter Schiff) as its Senior Market Strategist.
He is a Liveryman of the Goldsmiths Company, an Officer of the Order of Saint John (where he served on Chapter General from 1987 to 1990) and a Governor of Malvern College.
He is the author of two books, Gossip Girl (short, fun reminiscences of a life associated with the Grenadier Guards, 1956 to 2006) in 2006 and Hidden Account of the Romanovs (2013).
Browne was portrayed by Charles McCurdy in the 2002 BBC production of Ian Curteis' controversial The Falklands Play.