Charteris
Britishnoun
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Her former private secretary, the late Lord Charteris, previously said he felt he had given her poor advice to "stay away until the preliminary shock had worn off".
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Ruth Charteris KC said that overall, safer sleep advice had worked to save the lives of thousands of babies but she was concerned by the findings which showed unsafe co-sleeping was still happening.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2024
Her private secretary, Martin Charteris, later recalled finding the new monarch at her desk, “sitting erect, no tears, color up a little, fully accepting her destiny.”
From Washington Times ● Sep. 8, 2022
The “last resort” option to dismiss Whitman’s government was discussed in the letters, and Charteris confirmed to Kerr that he had the authority to use it.
From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2020
Helen Elliot, the fair maid of Whithaugh, was wooed and won by a Charteris of Empsfield; and from her are the present honourable family of that title descended.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX by Alexander Leighton
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