Peter Blunt

Early life Born at Farnborough, Hampshire, into an army family, Blunt was the son of Claudia Mabel (née Wintle) and Albert Blunt, then a sergeant in the Royal Tank Corps. In 1929, his family moved to Kanpur, where he was educated. He left India in 1937 at the age of 14 to enroll as an apprentice tradesman in the Royal Army Service Corps (RASC) school on the island of Jersey.

During the Second World War, Blunt served also in the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry.

Corporate career Entering the world of business, Blunt was managing director of Earls Court Ltd., 1979–80, Angex-Watson, 1980–83, and Market Sensors, 1980–88. He was Chairman of Angex Ltd., 1988–90, and of Argus Shield Ltd., 1988–89. He was also a director of Associated Newspapers. and Crispin Blunt, Conservative Member of Parliament for Reigate. His grandchildren include the actress Emily Blunt.