The mounted group of ten miniature dress medals worn by the Rt. Hon. Sir Alan “Tommy” Lascelles, G.C.B., G.C.V.O., C.M.G., M.C., late Bedfordshire Yeomanry, whose long and distinguished career as a Private Secretary in the Royal Household encompassed the trials and tribulations of the Abdication in 1936 through to the momentous days of the 1939-45 War, when he was witness to many defining Churchillian episodes and joined H.M. the King on his first visit to Normandy: his private diaries, published to much acclaim under the title King’s Counsellor in 2006, serve as a fascinating ‘behind the scenes’ record of many other notable chapters in the recent history of the Royal Household, including such events as portrayed in the award-winning film The King’s Speech

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Civil, silver-gilt; The Royal Victorian Order, silver-gilt and enamel; The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, silver-gilt and enamel; Military Cross, G.V.R.; 1914-15 Star; British War and Victory Medals, M.I.D. oak leaf; Jubilee 1935; Coronation 1937; Coronation 1953, mounted court-style as worn, lacquered, generally very fine (10) £800-1000

Ex Dix Noonan Webb. 28 March 2012 (Lot 798), when sold with the recipient’s full-size Honours and Awards; see related footnote for career details.