Lieutenant General Sir John Charles Chisholm Richards, KCB, KCVO (21 February 1927 – 5 October 2004) was a Royal Marines officer who served as Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps in the Royal Household from 1982 to 1991.

Educated at Worksop College, Richards joined the Royal Marines in 1945.

[1] In retirement Richards became Her Majesty's Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps in the Royal Household from 1982 to 1991.

[3][1] As such, he accompanied Pengiran Mustapha bin Pengiran Metassan (Brunei high commissioner to the United Kingdom) when he delivered his letters of credence to Queen Elizabeth II on 20 November 1990 at Buckingham Palace.

He also attended a banquet in London in February 1992 to commemorate Brunei's eighth national day.