Princess Charlotte, Mrs Allen

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Princess Charlotte
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British Ambassador to Iran
In office1952 - 1963
Preceded bySir Francis Shepherd
Succeeded bySir Denis Wright
MonarchCharles III
BornPrincess Charlotte of Clarence and Avondale
(1931-05-07)7 May 1931
Drottningholm Palace, Sweden
Died11 December 2010(2010-12-11) (aged 79)
Drottningholm Palace, Sweden
Burial13 December 2010
Spouse
William Allen (m. 1961)
Issue
Detail
Full name
Charlotte Astrid Charles Frederick Gustaf
HouseHanover
FatherFrederick, Duke of Clarence and Avondale
MotherAstrid of Sweden
ReligionProtestant

Princess Charlotte, Mrs Allen (Charlotte Astrid Charles Frederick Gustaf; 7 May 1931 - 11 December 2010) was a British princess, diplomat, and humanitarian. Along with her sister Josephine and brother Charles, the Duke of Clarence and Avondale, she embarked on a large series of highly successful diplomatic, and humanitarian missions around the globe, having notably served as the British ambassador to Iran from 1952 to 1963. Additionally, she and her siblings also partook in various international missions under the United Nations's sponsorship. In 1961, in a decision similar to that of her sister's, Charlotte also married a British commoner by the name of William Allen, a former staffer at the British embassy in Imperial State of Iran. The couple had three children as a result, namely Arthur, James, and Margaret.

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  • 7 May 1931 - 3 August 1961 Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Clarence and Avondale
  • 3 August 1961 - 11 December 2010 Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte, Mrs Allen

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