Dickie Arbiter
Dickie Arbiter | |
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| Born | September 1940 (age 83) London,England, United Kingdom |
| Known for | Press secretary forQueen Elizabeth II(1988–2000) Media reporter for theBritish Royal Family |
| Children | 1 |
Dickie Arbiter[1][2]LVO(born September 1940) is a British journalist, television and radio commentator on theBritish royal familyand an international public speaker. He was a press spokesman forQueen Elizabeth IIfrom 1988 until 2000;[3]in the1996 Birthday Honours,he was appointedLieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order(LVO).[4]
Biography[edit]
Arbiter was born toGerman Jewishrefugee parents during a World War IIair raidon London.[5]After college inLondon,he was an actor and stage manager in South Africa and theFederation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland,where he became a television and radio news reporter. His most famous on-air slip up occurred when he started a radio broadcast with, "I am an oil tanker, Dickie Arbiter is on fire in the Gulf." This would then go on to be immortalised byFi Gloveras the title of her bookI am an Oil Tanker: Travels with My Radio.
Upon his return to the United Kingdom, he was a special events presenter forLBCand court correspondent forIndependent Radio News[6]
His television appearances includeNewsnight,BBC Breakfast,BBC News,This Morning,Larry King LiveandRichard and Judy.[7][8]
In March 2021, he was tricked by a fictional news company created by YouTuber pranksters Josh Pieters and Archie Manners into giving his purported reaction to theOprah with Meghan and Harryinterview two days before the interview was aired.[9]
Personal life[edit]
He is the father of Victoria Arbiter, who is a commentator on the Royal Family.[10]
Publication[edit]
HismemoirOn Duty with the Queen: My Twelve Years as a Buckingham Palace Press Secretarywas published in October 2014.[11]
References[edit]
- ^"Richard Winston ARBITER - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)".find-and-update pany-information.service.gov.uk.Retrieved14 March2021.
- ^Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage, 1995, ed. Charles Kidd, p. 95
- ^Arbiter, Dickie (April 2016).On Duty with the Queen.Blink.ISBN9781910536278.
- ^"No. 54427".The London Gazette.14 June 1996. p. 4.
- ^Langford, Georgina (26 November 2014)."Tales From The Palace With Dickie Arbiter".Tatler Hong Kong.Retrieved14 March2021.
- ^Sheila Tracy(1983).Who's who on radio.Worlds Work Ltd.ISBN0-437-17600-2.
- ^ Biography at Dickie Arbiter Website. Retrieved 4 July 2017
- ^Dickie Arbiter ShowreelonYouTube.Retrieved 2 June 2012
- ^"Royal commentators hoaxed into critique of Meghan interview before seeing it".the Guardian.7 March 2021.Retrieved14 March2021.
- ^"How the Queen's 'mental discipline' has helped her cope with a tough year".honey.nine.au.13 December 2021.Retrieved5 January2022.
- ^Dickie Arbiter (April 2016).On Duty with the Queen.Blink Publishing.ISBN978-1-910536-27-8.
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