| Sir Desmond Langley | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 16, 1930 |
| Died | 14 February 2008 (aged 77) |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch |
 British Army |
| Years of service | 1949–1988 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Commands held | London District |
| Battles/wars | Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Member of the Order of the British Empire |
Major-General Sir Henry Desmond Allen Langley KCVO MBE (16 May 1930 – 14 February 2008) was Major-General Commanding the Household Division and General Officer Commanding London District.
Military career[]
Educated at Eton College and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Langley was commissioned into the Life Guards in 1949.[1] He was posted to Egypt and then to Libya.[1] He then served with HQ Far East Land Forces during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation in the early 1960s.[1] He later became Commanding Officer of the Household Cavalry Regiment and Silver Stick to The Queen.[1] In 1976 he was appointed Commander of 4th Guards Armoured Brigade and in 1978 he became a Brigadier on the General Staff at UK Land Forces.[1]
He became Major-General Commanding the Household Division and General Officer Commanding London District in 1979[1] organising, inter alia, the military ceremony for the marriage of the Prince Charles and Princess Diana.[2] His final appointment was as Commander of British Forces in Cyprus in 1983.[1] He retired in 1988.[1]
In retirement he was Governor of Bermuda from 1988 to 1992.[1]
Family[]
In 1950 he married Felicity (Flick) Oliphant and they went on to have a son and a daughter.[1]
References[]
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