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Bruce 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.
- 1937–1947
- Major
8 mag 2020 · Second Lieutenant Bruce Shand on the day of his commissioning from Sandhurst into the 12th Royal Lancers, taken 28th January 1937. In 1990, Major Shand wrote a book about his experiences in the Second World War which he dedicated to his grandsons.
Major Bruce Shand, who has died aged 89, was famous for keeping his cool: this earned him two military crosses in the second world war and, half a century later, the gratitude of the Prince of...
11 giu 2006 · Printable version. Major Bruce Shand, father of the Duchess of Cornwall, had a long and eventful life, winning two Military Crosses in World War II before becoming a respected wine merchant and...
22 apr 2024 · Commissioned in 1937, The Queen’s late father, Major Bruce Shand, served with the 12th Lancers during World War II. He won a Military Cross during the withdrawal to Dunkirk in 1940 and later again in 1942 during the Second Battle of El Alamein in North Africa.
22 apr 2024 · Major Bruce Shand won two Military Crosses during fighting across Europe and North Africa during the Second World War. Victoria Ward, Deputy Royal Editor 22 April 2024 • 12:01am. 35. The Queen's...
20 dic 2021 · Camilla shared stories of her father, Major Bruce Shand, as the patron of the British Forces Broadcasting Service. Hannah Furness, Royal Correspondent 20 December 2021 • 12:01am. The Duchess of...
