Memorial service
Eve-Ann Prentice
A service of thanksgiving for the life of Eve-Ann Prentice was held yesterday at St Bride’s Church, EC4.
Canon David Meara, rector, officiated and led the bidding prayers.
The Hon Keir Page, brother, read the lesson.
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Mr Aidan Morrin, widower, and Professor Peter Cole, Professor of Journalism, Sheffield University, gave addresses.
Mr Stephen Chambers, read an excerpt from One Woman’s War by Eve-Ann Prentice.
Mr Robbie Firth read High Flight by John Gillespie Magee.
Among others present were: Lady Whaddon (stepmother), Mrs Keir Page, (sister-in-law), Mr Patrick Prentice, Miss Eleanor Prentice with other members of the family.
Princess Katarina of Yugoslavia, Lord Lipsey, Mr Dominic Kennedy, Ms Anne Robinson, Mr Jolyon Connell, Mr Alec Russell, Mr Harvey Elliott, Mr David Marsh.
Mr Christopher McKane, Mr Ben Preston, Mr Kevin Eason, Mr Tim Jones, Ms Gill Ross, Mr Richard Beeston, Mr Alan Hamilton, Mr Michael Binyon, Mr Nigel Hawkes, Ms Sally Baker, Ms Naomi Hyamson, Mr James MacManus, Miss Sandra Parsons, Mr Tony Dawe, Ms Liz Gerard, Mr Simon Pearson, Mr John Mair, Mr Alan Copps with Mrs Copps, Ms Susan MacDonald, Ms Isobel Shepherd-Smith, Mr Denis Taylor (The Times); Miss Josephine Pugh, Mr Phil Sommerich, Mr Phil Osborne, Mr Paul Nettleton (The Guardian), Mr John Bryant (Daily Telegraph), Miss Cally Law (Sunday Times), Mr Paul Valley (The Independent), Mr Keith Howitt (Independent on Sunday), Mr Illtyd Harrington, Mr James Hughes-Onslow, together with many other friends and former colleagues.