Michael Hobbs

Major-General Sir Michael Frederick Hobbs (born 28 February 1937) is a former British Army officer who was later a charity director and Governor of the Military Knights of Windsor.

Military career Educated at Eton College, He was promoted to lieutenant on 28 February 1958 and was removed from the national service list. On 28 February 1964, he was promoted to captain, and to major on 31 December 1969. He served on the Directing Staff of Staff College, Camberley between 1974 and 1977. In 1979, during The Troubles, he was posted to Northern Ireland. and to brigadier on 31 December 1981. He was appointed Commander of the 39th Infantry Brigade in 1982. He was posted again to Northern Ireland in 1983 as part of the Staff. He was General Officer Commanding 4th Armoured Division between December 1985 and November 1987.

Hobbs retired on 23 February 1988.

Later life

Sir Michael has also held the positions of both Director of the Duke of Edinburgh's Award between 1988 and 1998 and a Director of the Outward Bound Trust since 1995. He is a director of the London Law Trust, a grant making charitable trust, and has served as the Deputy Chairman of the Development Committee of the College of St. George.

Sir Michael became the Governor of the Military Knights of Windsor in 2000 and retired from this post in July 2012.

Awards and decorations

Personal life Hobbs is married to Tessa. Lady Hobbs is an internationally renowned garden designer.

Hobb's grandmother was a lady in waiting to Queen Mary wife of George V.