Young Soldier: The Memoirs of a Cavalryman, which was published in 1993. Shand compiled Bishop's diaries to a book after his death in 1986. Shand was a Deputy Lieutenant of Sussex, and Vice-Lieutenant of East Sussex from 1974 until 1992. He remained passionate about fox hunting, and was Master of Southdown Fox Hounds from 1956 to 1975. He was Exon and later Adjutant and Clerk of the Cheque of the Queen's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard. Shand supported the Conservative Party in the UK. In 1993, Shand reportedly reproached the Prince of Wales at a private event for ruining his daughter's life after the relationship became public. After a period of a strained relationship, both men eventually grew to like each other. His wife Rosalind died on 14 July 1994, aged 72, having long suffered from osteoporosis. He died from cancer in 2006, aged 89 at his home in Stourpaine, Dorset, with his family at his bedside. After a funeral service at the Holy Trinity Church in Stourpaine on 16 June, Shand's body was cremated. Memoirs Author. (1990). Previous Engagements. Michael Russell Publishing Ltd Editor. (1993). One Young Soldier: The Memoirs of a Cavalryman. Michael Russell Publishing Ltd Arms References 1917 births 2006 deaths Deaths from cancer in England British people of Scottish descent Bruce 12th Royal Lancers officers British Army personnel of World War II British World War II prisoners of war Graduates of the Royal Military College, Sandhurst Recipients of the Military Cross World War II prisoners of war held by Germany Deputy Lieutenants of Sussex Officers of the Yeomen of the Guard People educated at Rugby School Masters of foxhounds in England People from North Dorset District Writers from London British memoirists 20th-century British businesspeople 20th-century memoirists People from Plumpton, East Sussex