Timothy Royle

Timothy Lancelot Fanshawe Royle (24 April 1931 – 27 October 2021) was founder and chairman of the Control Risks Group.¹

Biography

Timothy Lancelot Fanshawe Royle was born on 24 April 1931, as the son of Sir Lancelot Royle.² He was educated at Harrow School and Mons Military Academy (UK). Royle joined the British Army and served with the 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars. Royle was appointed CEO of the Hogg Robinson group in 1980 and left the company in 1981, leading a management buyout of the Control Risks Group.

He married, in 1958, Margaret Jill Stedeford, daughter of Sir Ivan Stedeford and Lady Stedeford, of Claverdon Hall, Warwickshire. ³

Royle died on 27 October 2021, at the age of 90.⁴⁵

References

Wachman, Richard (16 March 2010). "Security firm set to bid for global detective agency". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
"Royle, Timothy Lancelot Fanshawe". Who's Who & Who Was Who. A & C Black. 2025. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U33358. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
The Tatler, 21 May 1958, p404.
"Timothy Lancelot Fanshawe Royle 1931–2021". Peerage News. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
"Timothy Lancelot Fanshawe Royle". Probate Search. Retrieved 23 December 2023.

[Wachman-1] Wachman, Richard (16 March 2010). "Security firm set to bid for global detective agency". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 27 September 2010.

[2] "Royle, Timothy Lancelot Fanshawe". Who's Who & Who Was Who. A & C Black. 2025. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U33358. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[3] The Tatler, 21 May 1958, p404.

[4] "Timothy Lancelot Fanshawe Royle 1931–2021". Peerage News. 2 November 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2023.

[5] "Timothy Lancelot Fanshawe Royle". Probate Search. Retrieved 23 December 2023.

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