<P> Lascelles became the Assistant Private Secretary to King George V in 1935 . </P> <P> When the Prince of Wales ascended to the throne as King Edward VIII, upon the death of King George V, in January 1936, Lascelles served briefly as the new King's private secretary . Then, when Edward VIII abdicated in December 1936, Lascelles became private secretary to King George VI, some time after the new king's accession . </P> <P> Lascelles was knighted by King George VI, while aboard a train, during the highly successful 1939 royal tour of Canada and the United States, which he had helped to arrange and manage . </P> <P> In 1943, Sir Alan was promoted to Private Secretary to King George VI . In 1952, he became Private Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II, a role he held until 1953 . </P>

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