Lieutenant General Sir Steuart Robert Pringle was a Scottish Royal Marines officer who served as Commandant General Royal Marines from 1981 to 1985.
16 Facts About Steuart Pringle
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Steuart Pringle was seriously injured by an IRA car bomb in 1981, in which he lost his right leg.
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Steuart Pringle was styled as the 10th Baronet of Stichill from 1961 to 2016, when a court accepted DNA evidence that established he was not the biological grandson of the 8th baronet.
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Steuart Pringle was appointed commanding officer of 45 Commando in 1971 and had a tour at Headquarters Commando Forces from 1974 in which role he was promoted from lieutenant colonel to colonel.
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Steuart Pringle went on to be chief of staff to the Commandant General Royal Marines in 1979 and Commandant General Royal Marines in 1981.
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Bella was unscathed but Steuart Pringle lost his right leg in the incident and badly injured his left.
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Steuart Pringle was named BBC Pebble Mill Man of the Year for his "outstanding achievement and bravery".
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Steuart Pringle later returned to duties, and retired in June 1984.
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Steuart Pringle was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in the 1982 Birthday Honours.
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Steuart Pringle was awarded an Honorary DSc of City University London in 1982 and an Honorary LLD of Exeter University in 1994.
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Steuart Pringle was an Honorary Admiral of the Texas Navy.
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In 1953, Sir Steuart Pringle married Jacqueline Marie Gladwell, only daughter of Wilfrid Hubert Gladwell.
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Norman Hamilton Pringle and his son Sir Steuart were recognised as the 9th and 10th Pringle Baronets of Nova Scotia, respectively, during their lifetimes; however, questions had been raised in the family as to whether Norman was the biological child of Sir Norman Robert Pringle, 8th Baronet.
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In 2016, a court agreed Murray Pringle was the rightful heir to the baronetcy instead of his first cousin once removed Simon, as DNA evidence demonstrated that Sir Steuart's father was not the biological son of Sir Norman Pringle, 8th Baronet.
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Murray Steuart Pringle was declared the 10th Baronet and his father the de jure 9th Baronet.
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However, as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, Sir Steuart Pringle was still styled as Sir.