The Lord Mayor of Westminster attended a service of thanksgiving for the life and work of Humphry Crum Ewing, held in St Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey, on Tuesday January 19.
The Rev Canon Robert Wright, Rector of St Margaret’s, officiated, said the bidding prayer and pronounced the blessing, assisted by the Rev Graeme Napier, Minor Canon of Westminster, who led the prayers.
Mr Marc Lee read the lesson, Mr Alexander Crum Ewing, son, read Psalm 1 and Mr Richard Tomlinson, stepson, and Lord Astor of Hever paid tribute.
During the service the choir of St Margaret’s sang, conducted by Aidan Oliver, director of music, and Mr Thomas Trotter played the organ.
The Vice Lord Lieutenant for Greater London attended.
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Among those present were: Mrs Crum Ewing (widow), Mrs Arabella Crum Ewing (daughter), Mrs Madeleine Farbrother, Mrs Amanda Hurst, Mrs Susan Davis (stepdaughters), Miss Joanna Hurst, Mr Ron Davis, Mr Chris Davis, Miss Sarah Davis, Mr Robert Kyle, Brigadier A. J. Miller-Bakewell, with other members of the family.
Also present were: Diana, Viscountess Downe, Lord Bach, Lord and Lady Clinton, Lord Roper, the Hon Bernard Jenkin, MP, the Hon Nicholas Soames, MP, the Hon Peter Jay, Sir Peter Viggers, MP, Sir Brian Goswell, Sir Moray Stewart, Mr James Gray, MP, Mr Gerald Howarth, MP, Dr Julian Lewis, MP, Mr Denis MacShane, MP, Mr J. S. Allan, Mr Ronnie Andjel, Mr R. G. Arculus, Dr Alex Ashborne, Mr Mark Ashby, Major-General Jonathan Bailey, Mr Roger Bale, Mr Paul Beaver, Mr Peter Bedford, Mr Trevor Bottomley, Mr Paul Britton, Dr and Mrs Neil Caithness, Mr Sebastian Cody, Colonel and Mrs Richard Connaughton, Miss K. M. Cooper, Professor Paul Cornish, Mr R. G. Cottam, Mr Denis Doble, Mr A. S. Duncan, Mr James Elder, Mr T. P. Everard, Mr T. M. Farmiloe, Mrs Penelope Forbes-Russell, Mr David Gilkes, Mr Harry Greenway, Mrs Judy Harper, Mr Michael Herman, Mrs Caroline Hewson, Mr Simon King, Mr Guy L’Etang, Mr David Livingstone, Mrs Brian Locke, Mr Robert Miller-Bakewell, Mr J. L. Napier, Miss Marina Nicholson, Lieutenant-Colonel Stephen Pallant, Mr and Mrs Harvie Peebles, Mrs Anthony Peel, Mr Mark Phillips, Mr Chris Poole, Professor M. H. Port, Mr David Prain, Mr Tim Ripley, Colonel M. J. Rose, Ms V. Scott, Dr Prem D. Sharma, Miss Helen Somerville, Ms Barbara Steers, Mr David Stevens, Mr and Mrs Stephen Tanner, Mr Tom Tanner, Mr John Thornton, Mr Nick Watts, Mrs Eleanor E. Whyte, Mr Colin Williams, Mr Graham Wiltshire with representatives of the Douglas Haig Fellowship, the Victorian Society, Reading East Conservative Association, United & Cecil Club, Oxford University Conservative Association, City of London Conservation Area Advisory Committee, Royal United Services Institute, Eurodefense and First Defence, together with many more friends, former colleagues and representatives of other organisations having connection with Humphry Crum Ewing.