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   Dec 20, 2021 · Major Shand was an officer in the British Army, winning two Military Crosses in the Second World War. On Nov 6, 1942, while in Egypt, his vehicle was destroyed, his two crewmen killed, and...

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4. www.royal.uk › clarencehouse › duchess-cornwallThe Duchess of Cornwall reads extracts from her father’s ...

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   May 8, 2020 · In an excerpt from his book Previous Engagements, selected by Her Royal Highness to share on VE Day, Major Shand recalls his time serving in North Africa in 1942 which saw him lose two of his closest comrades during the Battle of El Alamein and taken to Germany as a prisoner of war.

5. royalcentral.co.uk › uk › camillaQueen Camilla makes a poignant tribute to her father as she ...

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   Jun 9, 2023 · 9th June 2023. Queen Camilla has taken on a new military role and revealed that it’s one her father, Major Bruce Shand, always hoped would come her way. Her Majesty has been announced as the...

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   Jul 15, 2022 · CAMILLA, DUCHESS OF CORNWALL opened up on her father's harrowing past as a Nazi captive during World War Two, which saw Major Bruce Shand escape near-death experiences by the skin of his...

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7. www.telegraph.co.uk › royal-family › 2024/04/22Queen to pay tribute to her father Major Bruce Shand's ...

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   Apr 22, 2024 · Major Bruce Shand and Rosalind Cubitt, the parents of the Queen, on their wedding day in 1946. When the Germans invaded on May 10, 1940, he entered Belgium as part of the British...

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   Who was Major Bruce Shand?

   • Her Royal Highness has recorded excerpts from her father’s own accounts of his time serving with the 12th Royal Lancers during the Second World War, as the nation comes together and reflects on VE Day. Major Bruce Shand M.C. was commissioned into the 12th Royal Lancers in 1937, earning two Military Crosses and serving in the Army for a decade.

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   Who was Major Shand?

   • Major Shand was an officer in the British Army, winning two Military Crosses in the Second World War. On Nov 6, 1942, while in Egypt, his vehicle was destroyed, his two crewmen killed, and himself captured as a prisoner of war to be held in Oflag IX A in Spangenberg Castle.

   Duchess of Cornwall reveals how her father cheered fellow Forces

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   Who was Bruce Middleton Hope Shand?

   • Bruce Middleton Hope Shand, MC & Bar, DL (22 January 1917 – 11 June 2006) was an officer in the British Army who served in France as part of the British Expeditionary Force during the Second World War. He was the father of Queen Camilla . After the war he became a wine merchant.

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   What happened to Major Shand?

   • In an excerpt from his book Previous Engagements, selected by Her Royal Highness to share on VE Day, Major Shand recalls his time serving in North Africa in 1942 which saw him lose two of his closest comrades during the Battle of El Alamein and taken to Germany as a prisoner of war.

   The Duchess of Cornwall reads extracts from her father’s military

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   When was Major Bruce Shand commissioned into the 12th Royal Lancers?

   • Major Bruce Shand M.C. was commissioned into the 12th Royal Lancers in 1937, earning two Military Crosses and serving in the Army for a decade. Second Lieutenant Bruce Shand on the day of his commissioning from Sandhurst into the 12th Royal Lancers, taken 28th January 1937.

   The Duchess of Cornwall reads extracts from her father’s military

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   Did Major Shand write a book about WW2?

   • In 1990, Major Shand wrote a book about his experiences in the Second World War which he dedicated to his grandsons. It was based on his letters and diary, as well as two accounts he wrote while a prisoner in the latter half of the war.

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9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Bruce_ShandBruce Shand - Wikipedia

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   Bruce Middleton Hope Shand, MC & Bar, DL (22 January 1917 – 11 June 2006) was an officer in the British Army who served in France as part of the British Expeditionary Force during the Second World War. He was the father of Queen Camilla . After the war he became a wine merchant.