James Weatherall
Royal Navy officer (1936-2018)
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Sir James Lamb Weatherall KCVO KBE (28 February 1936 – 18 March 2018) was a senior Royal Navy officer who served as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic from 1989 to 1991 and then as Her Majesty's Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps from 1992 to 2001.
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| Birth name | James Lamb Weatherall |
| Born | 29 February 1936 |
| Died | 18 March 2018 (aged 82)[1] |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Royal Navy |
| Service years | 1954–1991 |
| Rank | Vice-Admiral |
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| Conflicts | Falklands War |
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Naval career
Educated at Gordonstoun School and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Weatherall joined the Royal Navy in 1954.[2] He was given command of the frigate HMS Andromeda in 1982, serving with her in the Falklands War, and took command of the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal in 1985.[2] He joined the staff of the Supreme Allied Commander Europe in 1987 and then became Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic in 1989 before retiring in 1991.[2]
In retirement he became Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps[2] and a Trustee of the UK arm of the World Wide Fund for Nature.[3] Sir James also served as Warden of Box Hill School, a public school in Mickleham, near Dorking in Surrey, England until his death.[4]
Weatherall was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 1989 Birthday Honours[5] and appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) in the 2001 New Year Honours.[6]
Family
In 1962 Weatherall married Hon. Jean Stewart Macpherson, daughter of Niall Macpherson, 1st Baron Drumalbyn; they had two sons and three daughters.[7] She died on 15 December 2021.[8]