 He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order at the end of his tour of command and moved to Camberley to become the Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, another scene with which he was familiar, in 1976.On leaving the army in 1979, he became a Communar of Chichester Cathedral (1980–83), and a director of a wide range of companies.He was director of public affairs at International Distillers & Vintners, chairman of Peter Hamilton from 1986 to 1990, and a director of W&A Gilbey Security Consultants from 1983 to 1989.