Brigadier Sir Miles Garth Hunt-Davis, GCVO, CBE (7 November 1938 – 23 May 2018)[1] was a British Army officer who was also the Private Secretary to The Duke of Edinburgh from 1993 until 2010.
Miles Hunt-Davis was born in Johannesburg, Union of South Africa, in 1938 and educated at St Andrew's College.
[3] He joined the 6th Queen Elizabeth's Own Gurkha Rifles as a second lieutenant (direct-entry) holding a short-service commission on 14 April 1962.
Promoted to brigadier on 31 December 1987 (seniority 30 June), from 1987 to 1990, based in Hong Kong, he commanded the Brigade of Gurkhas.
[14] Hunt-Davies was married to Anita (née Ridsdale) and together they had three children: Joanna Mary, Justin, and Francis Benedict (Ben) who won a gold medal in the men's eight at the 2000 Sydney Olympic games.