Oliver Dawnay

Dawnay objected to the depiction of George's ill health, writing that 'I can tell you that up to the last year of his life, many young visitors, half his age, to his estates have been practically walked off their legs by their Sovereign!".

[3] In July 1951, in an incident that was published in international newspapers, Dawnay rescued a woman and her three children from a car that had crashed into the River Blackwater near his home in Reading, Berkshire.

[4] The driver of the car was killed in the crash, with an eyewitness describing Dawnay's actions as having "undoubtedly saved the children's lives".

[4] Dawnay resumed his banking career in 1956, leaving the Queen Mother's service, and was succeeded as her private secretary in 1956 by Martin Gilliat.

[5] Dawnay was a partner of the stockbroking firm Grieveson, Grant & Co. from 1961 to 1980, and remained friends with the Queen Mother for many years after he left her service.