of the 21st Baron Clinton, and the Rumbolds were thus indirectly related to the British Royal Family after 1923. Rumbold retired due to his age in June 1933, though he later served on the Peel Commission for Palestine. He died on 24 May 1941, aged 72, at his home in Tisbury, Wiltshire. He was succeeded in the baronetcy by his son, Anthony, who also became a distinguished diplomat. Notes References Bibliography The War Crisis in Berlin: July to August 1914 by Horace Rumbold (London, 1944). Further reading Liebmann, George W. Diplomacy between the Wars: Five Diplomats and the Shaping of the Modern World (London I. B. Tauris, 2008) Gilbert, Martin Sir Horace Rumbold: Portrait of a Diplomat (London, William Heinemann Ltd, 1973) External links Catalogue of the papers of Sir Horace Rumbold held at the Bodleian Library, Oxford 1869 births 1941 deaths People educated at Eton College Baronets in the Baronetage of Great Britain Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Turkey Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Spain Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Germany Ambassadors of the United Kingdom to Poland