Vice Admiral Sir Charles Anthony Johnstone-Burt, KCVO, CB, OBE, DL (born 1 February 1958) is a retired Royal Navy officer who is currently serving as the Master of the Household.
He qualified as a principal warfare officer and served in several frigates before being appointed as first lieutenant and second-in-command of HMS Scylla in 1991.
He was appointed commanding officer of HMS Brave in 1994 and went on to study at the United States Naval War College, where courses are affiliated with Salve Regina University in Rhode Island, taking a Master of Arts in International Relations from 1996 to 1997.
[5] Promoted to vice admiral, he became the Chief of Staff to NATO's Supreme Allied Command Transformation at Norfolk, Virginia, in November 2011 and held this post until October 2013 when he retired from the Service.
[11] He was also a member of the Board of Governors and Chair at Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls from 2014 to 2018.