Today we said farewell to a remarkable gentleman.
He grew up in a time and in a context of privilege and opportunity. As a child he had his appendix removed through an operation carried out on the family kitchen table, with medical professionals travelling from London to the family home. He was educated at Eton, worked in publishing and recruitment, he supported tirelessly charities and the church and was a devoted family man. He was someone who belonged to a different time and a different social structure. He said of himself that he occupied the troublesome bridge between life and death. He was effervescently eccentric, wonderfully human, he knew tragedy, he lived much and he loved much. The youngest of those contributing to the service concluded their eulogy by saying he was known for his love. A great way to be remembered.