Peter St Clair-Erskine, 7th Earl of Rosslyn


Peter St Clair-Erskine, 7th Earl of Rosslyn, , known professionally as Peter Loughborough, is a British peer and former Metropolitan Police Commander. The Earl's lands include the world-famous Rosslyn Chapel.

Background and education

Lord Rosslyn was educated at Eton College and the University of Bristol. He inherited his titles in 1977, and took his seat in the House of Lords on 15 January 1980. Ahead of the passage of the House of Lords Act 1999 which excluded most hereditary peers he was elected as one of the 28 peers in the Crossbench group who were to remain in the House of Lords.

Career

Rosslyn joined the Metropolitan Police Service in 1980 on the recommendation of his third cousin Lord Strathnaver, a former detective and heir apparent of The 24th Countess of Sutherland. He reached the rank of chief inspector in the 1990s. In 1994 he led the undercover Operation Troodos, a successful crackdown on drug dealers in west London, including the drug supplier of the Marquess of Blandford, later Duke of Marlborough. From 2003 to 2014, he was head of the Royalty and Diplomatic Protection Department. He received the Queen's Police Medal in the 2009 New Year Honours and was reputedly the Queen's "favourite policeman".
In March 2014, Lord Rosslyn was appointed as Master of the Household to The Prince of Wales, and The Duchess of Cornwall at Clarence House.
On 29 September 2014, Lord Rosslyn was appointed a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order upon relinquishing his appointment as Head of Royalty and Specialist Protection Department.

Family

He married Helen Watters in 1982 and they have two sons and two daughters.



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Royal Victorian Order
Queen's Police Medal
  • Distinguished Service
  • 2009 New Year Honours
    • Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal
  • 2002
  • UK Version of this Medal
    • Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
  • 2012
  • UK Version of this Medal
    • Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal