John Alderton married his co-star, Jill Browne, but they later divorced. After an uncredited role in "Cleopatra" (1963), and appearing in British films such as "The System" (1964), "Assignment K" (1968), "Duffy" (1968) and "Hannibal Brooks" (1969), he played the lead in the comedy series "Please Sir!", as hapless teacher Mr Hedges, which later resulted in him also playing the character in the 1971 feature film of the same name. In 1972 he appeared with Hannah Gordon in the BBC comedy series "My Wife Next Door" which ran for 13 episodes, and for which he won a Jacob's Award in 1975. He
Clive Alderton 2012, he took up an appointment as ambassador to Morocco and simultaneously non-resident ambassador to Mauritania. Alderton was appointed a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order in the 2013 New Year Honours list. He rejoined The Royal Household in 2015 and is also a Trustee for the Prince of Wales's Charitable Fund. Clive Alderton Clive Alderton LVO (born 9 May 1967) is a British diplomat and courtier who was appointed Principal Private Secretary to Charles, Prince of Wales and his wife the Duchess of Cornwall on 5 February 2015. Alderton was educated at Abingdon School. He joined the Foreign Office