About Robert Woodard
Born 1939. Robert Woodard is a British naval officer.
Rear-Admiral Sir Robert Nathaniel Woodard, KCVO, DL ( ; born 13 January 1939) is a former Commander of the Royal Yacht Britannia.
Naval career Educated at Lancing College, the school founded by his great-grandfather, Rev Nathaniel Woodard, Woodard joined the Royal Navy and specialised in aviation. He commanded 771 Naval Air Squadron and 848 Naval Air Squadron and then took charge of the frigate HMS Amazon. He retired in 1995.
He served as equerry to Queen Elizabeth II and as Deputy Lieutenant of Cornwall. The Sir Robert Woodard Academy, which has been named in his honour, was opened on the site of the previous school, Boundstone Community College, in September 2009.
Family In 1963 he married Rosamund Lucia Gibbs; they have two sons and one daughter.
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Robert Woodard was born on 13 January 1939.
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