Nick Wright

Who is Nick Wright?

Captain Nicholas Peter Wright, CVO has been Private Secretary to The Princess Royal since 2002.

He was educated at Ampleforth College, the Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, and the Joint Service Defence College.

Commissioned into the Royal Navy in 1968 as a Supply and Secretariat Branch officer, he served in HMS Whitby and HMS Diomede 1969-1973, and was Flag Lieutenant to the Flag Officer Medway 1973-1975. In 1976-1977 he was Deputy Supply Officer in the guided missile destroyer HMS Norfolk. From 1978 to 1980 he was on the staff of the Headquarters Allied Forces Northern Europe, Oslo. In 1980-1982 he was Supply Officer of the frigate HMS Lowestoft.

In 1982-1984 he was Assistant Secretary to the Second Sea Lord in Main Building, Whitehall, and from 1985 to 1987 on the staff of the Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. From 1987-1989 he was Deputy Supply Officer in the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious and, after promotion to Commander, he was Secretary to the Flag Officer Portsmouth from 1989-1991.

In 1992-1994 Wright served in the Royal Yacht Britannia as Supply Officer, and was then Secretary to the Assistant Chief of Naval Staff in Whitehall.