Thankgiving Service
Professor Sir Colin St John Wilson, RA
The Duke of Gloucester attended a thanksgiving service and evensong to celebrate the life of Professor Sir Colin St John Wilson, held yesterday in Chichester Cathedral.
The Very Rev Nicholas Frayling, Dean of Chichester Cathedral, officiated and preached the homily, assisted by the Rev Dr Anders Bergquist, vicar of St John’s Wood.
M. J. Long (Lady Wilson), widow, and Miss Sal Wilson, daughter, read the lessons.
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Mr Stefan van Raay, director, Pallant House Gallery, paid tribute.
Among others present were: Mr Harry Wilson (son) and other members of the family.
The Earl and Countess of Selborne, Madeleine Lady Bessborough, Lady Nicholas Gordon Lennox (chairman, Pallant House Gallery), Lord and Lady Dholakia, Lord and Lady Palumbo, Lady Stirling, the Hon David Macmillan, Sir Richard MacCormac (RIBA), Sir John and Lady Margetson.
Mr and Mrs John Hubbard, Mr and Mrs Angus Hewat, Professor Paul Huxley, Mr Charles Saumarez-Smith, Ms Mary-Anne Stevens, Mr and Mrs Peter Carolin, Mr John Collier, Mr Adrian Gale, Mr Antony Gormley, Ms Vicken Parsons, Mr Ezra Groskin, Ms Susie Huxley-Allen, Mr Peter Inskip, Mr and Mrs Rolfe Kentish, Mr and Mrs Douglas Lanham, Mr and Mrs David Lea, Mr John Lowry, Ms Ingrid Heseltine, Mr Robert Maxwell, Ms Celia Scott, Mr and Mrs John Miller, Mr Geoffrey Parton, Mr and Mrs Andrew Stewart-Roberts, Mr and Mrs Roger Stonehouse, Mrs Muriel Wilson, Ms Janet Nathan with other representatives of the Royal Academy and Pallant House Gallery together with many other friends and former colleagues.
Dinner
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Honourable Artillery Company
Major J.A. Robinson, Squadron Commander, presided at the annual dinner of the Signal Squadron, HAC, held last night at Armoury House. The principal guest was Brigadier E. M. Flint ADC Late R SIGNALS and Second Lieutenant C. M. J. McAulay also spoke.
Manchester and Salford Universities Air Squadron Air Commodore C. Dixon, director of equipment Capabilities (EWC Air & Littoral Manoeuvre), Whitehall, London, was the guest of honour at the annual dinner of the Manchester and Salford Universities Air Squadron held last night in the Officers’ Mess at RAF Woodvale. Squadron Leader J. C. M. Davenhill presided.
Church news
The Rev Steven Osbourne, vicar, Caverswall and Weston Coyney with Dilhorne (Lichfield), is to be also rural dean, Cheadle Deanery (same diocese); the Rev Stuart Petty, chaplaincy team leader, Royal Wolverhampton Hospital NHS Trust (Lichfield), is to be senior chaplain, York Health Services NHS Trust (York); the Rev Darren Smith, vicar, Kingstanding St Luke (Birmingham), is to be general secretary, Additional Curates Society.
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