William Summers (jeweller)
![]() | This article needs additional citations for verification. (February 2018) |
William Hamilton Summers LVO (4 October 1930 – 19 June 2002), was for almost 30 years a member of the British Royal Household as the Crown Jeweller, a post he held as a director of the London jewellery firm Garrard & Co.[1]
Summers was born in Burnham, Buckinghamshire, and attended King's School, Bruton. He did National Service with the 13th/18th Hussars then joined Garrard as an apprentice where he succeeded Cecil Mann as the Crown Jeweller in 1962, a post he held until his retirement in 1991.[1] He was succeeded by David V. Thomas.
References[]
- ^ a b "William Summers". The Daily Telegraph. 18 Jul 2002. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
Categories:
- British jewellers
- 1930s births
- 2002 deaths
- Crown Jewellers
- Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order
- Fashion biography stubs