1. Sir Antony Arthur Acland was a British diplomat and a provost of Eton College.
10 Facts About Antony Acland
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Antony Acland was the second son of Bridget Susan and Brigadier Peter Acland.
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Antony Acland was educated at Eton College, then in 1948 joined the Royal Artillery with a post-war "emergency commission".
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Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands in April 1982 and Antony Acland came into collision with the Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, over the diplomatic response.
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Antony Acland was a member of the Founding Council of the Rothermere American Institute at Oxford, helping to raise funds for the institute's building and library.
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Antony Acland was given the additional knighthood of Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1982 Birthday Honours and promoted to Knight Grand Cross of that same order in the 1986 Birthday Honours and Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order in the 1991 Birthday Honours.
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Antony Acland was Chancellor of the Order of St Michael and St George between 1994 and 2005.
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In 1956, Antony Acland married Clare Anne Verdon; they had a daughter and two sons, including Simon Antony Acland.
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Antony Acland died in September 2021, at the age of 91.
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Antony Acland's death came one day before that of fellow Knight Companion of the Garter Sir Timothy Colman.