Editing Alan Duncan (section)

==Early life==
Duncan was born in [[Rickmansworth]], [[Hertfordshire]], the second son of James Grant Duncan, an [[RAF]] [[Wing Commander (rank)|wing commander]],<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=41589 |date=30 December 1958 |page=9 |supp=y}}</ref> and his wife Anne Duncan (née Carter), a teacher.<ref name="Who's Who"/><ref name="knitting circle">{{cite web |url=http://knittingcircle.org.uk/alanduncan.html |work=Knitting Circle|title=Alan Duncan |access-date=2 June 2008 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080507163254/http://knittingcircle.org.uk/alanduncan.html |archivedate=7 May 2008 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> The family travelled much, following Duncan's father on [[NATO]] postings, including in [[Gibraltar]], Italy, and Norway.<ref name="William's clumsy friend">{{cite news |first=Paul |last=Routledge |title=Comment: William's clumsy friend – Profile: Alan Duncan |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/comment-williams-clumsy-friendprofile-alan-duncan-1240267.html |work=The Independent |date=21 September 1997 |access-date=25 April 2009| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20090331150128/http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/comment-williams-clumsy-friendprofile-alan-duncan-1240267.html| archivedate= 31 March 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref>