Lieutenant-Colonel Sir John Johnston
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh attended a service of thanksgiving for the life of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir John Johnston held yesterday in the Guards Chapel, Wellington Barracks.
The Prince of Wales was represented by Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Malcolm Ross, the Duke of York by Major William McLean, the Earl and Countess of Wessex by Mr Christopher Rhys-Jones and the Princess Royal by Rear-Admiral Timothy Laurence.
The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester were present.
The Duke of Kent was represented by Lieutenant-Commander Sir Richard Buckley, Prince and Princess Michael of Kent by Mr Nicholas Chance and Princess Alexandra by Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Macfarlane.
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Viscount Linley, accompanied by Viscountess Linley, gave an address.
Lady Sarah and Mr Daniel Chatto attended.
The Rev Patrick Irwin, senior chaplain to the Household Division, officiated, assisted by Dom Alberic Stacpoole Captain Esmond Fairbanks-Smith read the lesson and Mr Christopher Johnston, son, read If by Rudyard Kipling.
The Hon Mrs Hicks-Beach, soprano, sang Where ‘er You Walk by Handel. Among others present were:
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Ms Joanna Johnston (daughter), Mr and Mrs Donald Cape (brother-in-law and sister), the Hon Lady Murray (sister-in-law), Mr Andrew Cape, Mr and Mrs John Cape, Miss L. C. Murray, Mr Alastair Murray, Mr Alex Murray, Mrs H. Mary Johnston, Mr James Johnston, Miss Phyllis Hardinge, the Hon Hugh Hardinge, the Hon Edward Hardinge with other members of the family.
The Duke of Abercorn, the Duchess of Grafton, the Marquess and Marchioness of Salisbury, the Earl and Countess of Airlie, Earl and Countess Cadogan, Countess Mountbatten of Burma, the Dowager Countess of Strathmore and Kinghorne, Lord and Lady Michael Fitzalan Howard, Lord Patrick Beresford, Viscount and Viscountess Folkestone, Viscount Slim, Lord and Lady Alvingham, Lord and Lady Carrington, Lady Charteris of Amisfield, Diana Lady Farnham, Lord and Lady Fellowes, Ivry Lady Freyberg, Elizabeth Lady Maclean, Lord and Lady Napier and Ettrick, Lord and Lady Newall, Lady Saltoun, Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Wigram, Lady Susan Hussey, Lady Elizabeth Leeming, Lady Elizabeth Shackerley.
The Hon Edward Adeane, the Hon Richard and Mrs Beaumont, the Hon Michael and Mrs Benson, the Hon Rowland Cobbold, the Hon Dominic and Mrs Elliot, Air Commodore the Hon Sir Timothy and Lady Elworthy, the Hon Annabel Freyberg, the Hon David Hicks-Beach, the Hon Michael-John Knatchbull, the Hon Diana Makgill, the Hon Mrs Marten, the Hon Mary Morrison, the Hon Mrs Needham, the Hon David and Mrs Newall, the Hon William Shawcross, the Hon Mrs Rupert Soames, the Hon Mary Trefgarne, Major the Hon Andrew Wigram, the Hon Lady de Zulueta, Sir Philip and Lady Duncombe, Lady Lever, Sir Nevil and Lady Macready, Sir John and Lady Smiley.
Sir Antony and Lady Acland, Sir Alastair and Lady Aird, Major-General Sir Christopher Airy, Dame Eileen Atkins, Air Chief Marshal Sir John Barraclough, Lady Bengough, Major Sir Shane Blewitt, Sir Richard and Lady Buckley, Dame Frances Campbell-Preston, Major-General Sir Simon and Lady Cooper, Sir Alcon Copisarow, Sir Geoffrey and Lady de Ballaigue, Sir Thomas and Lady Dunne, Lady Eyre, General Sir David and Lady Fraser, Rear-Admiral Sir John and Lady Garnier, Sir Seymour Gilbart-Denham, Rear-Admiral Sir Paul Greening, Sir Carron and Lady Greig.
Major-General Sir Michael Hobbs, Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard and Lady Johns, Sir Eddie Kulukundis, Sir Julian Loyd, Lady May, Sir Brian McGrath, Sir Peter Miles, Sir Oliver Millar, Sir Michael Oswald, Sir John Parsons, Lady Penn, Major-General Sir Desmond and Lady Rice, Sir Hugh and the Hon Lady Roberts, Sir Kenneth Scott, Sir Donald Sinden, Admiral Sir Jock Slater, Lady Hugh Smith, Lady Villiers, Mr and the Hon Mrs Paul Adorian, Mr and the Hon Mrs Richard Palmer, Major and the Hon Mrs Raymond Seymour.
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Mr Dickie Arbiter, Mr Brian Baldwin, Mr Mark Baring, Mr Peter Barlow, Mr Adrian Barnes, Captain Michael Barrow, Mr A. Barrow, Captain B. R. Basset, Mr Anthony Blunt, Mrs N. Bostock, Mr John Bowes Lyon. Mrs A. N. Breitmeyer, Dr John Briscoe, Colonel T. N. Bromage, Prebendary David Burgess, Mr Timothy Burrill, Lieutenant-Colonel R. G. Cartwright, Mr Anthony Cazalet, Mr and Mrs Hugh Cecil, Mr and Mrs N. E. Corbally Stourton, Mr Damon De Laszlo, Mr and Mrs Peter Dimmock, Mrs Esmond Fairbanks-Smith, Mr Mark Fairbanks-Smith.
Mr and Mrs Mark Fane, Colonel D. V. Fanshawe, Commander Hugh Faulkner, Mr and Mrs Terence Faulkner, Mrs A. J. Feilden, Mr and Mrs B. Fleming, Dr and Mrs Bruce Fogle, Mr and Mrs Gordon Franklin, Captain Michael Fulford-Dobson, Colonel S. C. C. Gaussen, Colonel and Mrs W. H. Gerard Leigh, Mlle Francoise Gevers, Mr W Giles, Major-General and Mrs B. C. Gordon Lennox, Ms Maggie Gordon-Walker, Mr Peter Gwynn-Jones, Professor Rodney Harris, Mr John Haslam, Colonel and Mrs Malcolm Havergal.
Dr Diane Heywood, Lieutenant-Colonel and Mrs R. H. Heywood-Lonsdale, Mr Brian Hoey, Mr Frank Holland, Mr Ben Holland-Martin, Miss Penelope Keith, Miss Sara Kestelman, Major T. T. R. Lort Phillips, Ms Victoria Lowther, Captain and Mrs John Macdonald-Buchanan, Mrs Richard Manley, Miss Lucy Manners, Mr Stanley Martin, Miss A. Massey, Lieutenant-Colonel Anthony Mather, Lieutenant-Colonel A. F. Matheson of Matheson, yr, Mr Dennis Melhuish, the Very Rev Patrick and Mrs Mitchell, Mrs C. Murray, Major A. P. F. Napier, Mr Tom Needham, Mr Brian Nicholson, Mr and Mrs Tim O’Donovan, Lieutenant-Colonel Sean O’Dwyer, Mr Edward Oliver, Canon John Ovenden, Mr Myles Pepper, Mr John Pipe.
Mr Anthony Powell, Brigadier Peter Prescott, Mr Jason Purtell, Mr Tom Rand, Dr and Mrs D. Richards, Brigadier C. H. Robertson, Mr P. Scofield, Major G. Selby-Lowndes, Mr and Mrs Ralph Shuffrey, Dr and Mrs Malcolm Smith Walker, Miss Sylvia Stanier, Mr and Mrs J. E. Taylor, Lieutenant-Colonel and Mr T. J. Tedder, Colonel G. W. Tufnell, Mrs A. B. N. Ussher, Mr and Mrs Hugo Vickers, Major-General and Mrs Charles Vyvyan, Air Vice-Marshal David Walker, Mr and Mrs C. R. St Quintin Wall, Commander and Mrs Michael Wall, Mr Moray Watson, Mr Martin Watson, Leiutenant-Colonel George West, Mr and Mrs Ashe Windham, Group Captain and Mrs Adam Wise, Mr D. J. Woodward, Mr and Mrs Philip Wroughton with many other friends and former colleagues.