Robin Mackworth-Young
British academic and librarian
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Sir Robert Christopher 'Robin' Mackworth-Young GCVO (12 February 1920 – 5 December 2000),[1] was a British academic and librarian, who served as Royal Librarian from 1958 until 1985.[2]
Sir Robin Mackworth-Young | |
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| Born | 12 February 1920 |
| Died | 5 December 2000 (aged 80) |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | King's College, Cambridge |
| Spouse | Rosemarie née Aue (m. 1953) |
| Children | 1 son (Charles, b. 1954) |
Early life and education
The son of Gerard Mackworth Young, a civil servant in British India, and Natalie née Hely-Hutchinson, he was educated at Eton College and King's College, Cambridge, where he was President of the Union.[2]
Second World War
Upon the outbreak of the Second World War, Mackworth-Young was commissioned into the Royal Air Force,[3] seeing active service in the Middle East and the Normandy Campaign. Promoted Squadron Leader, in 1948 he left the RAF to join the Foreign Office.
Royal Librarian
In 1955, Mackworth-Young was appointed as librarian to the Royal Household at Windsor Castle.[4] In 1958 he succeeded Sir Owen Morshead as Royal Librarian. In 1961 he was appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order,[5] being promoted Knight Commander in 1975 and Knight Grand Cross in 1985. Elected FSA and Hon FLA, he was a member of the Roxburghe Club from 1965.[6] Upon his retirement in 1985 Sir Robin was given ad vitam the honorary title of Emeritus Librarian by Elizabeth II.[4]
Publications
- Sandringham (1978)
- The History & Treasures Of Windsor Castle (1980)
- Windsor Castle (1997)
Family
He married in 1953, Rosemarie, daughter of Major Werner Carl Rudolph Aue OBE (1891–1977),[7] of Menton, France, leaving an only child:
- Professor Charles Gerard Mackworth-Young CVO FRCP (born 1954), Prime Warden Goldsmith (2023/24), married 1981 Lady Iona Lindsay, younger daughter of Robert, 29th Earl of Crawford and Balcarres KT GCVO, having one son and two daughters.[8]