Sir Michael John de Rougemont Richardson (1925-2003)
Michael Rhodes
<Sir Michael Richardson>
HRH Princess Alexandra, the Hon Lady Ogilvy was represented by the Hon
Sir Angus Ogilvy at a memorial service for Sir Michael Richardson,
banker, held yesterday in the Guards Chapel, Wellington Barracks.
The Rev Keith Bretel, Chaplain to the Household Division, officiated.
Colonel J.A. Aylmer read the lesson.
Mrs Anthony Wilson, daughter, read Youth is not a time of life . . .
Scarlett Alexander, granddaughter, read from the works of A.A. Milne,
Jack Richardson, grandson, read And there with his peers we may leave
him . . ., Miss Posey Wilson, granddaughter, read from the works of
Winston Churchill and Lord Hanson read The Man in the Arena by
Theodore Roosevelt. Mr David Mayhew gave an address.
Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, attended.
Among others present were:
Mr and Mrs Kim Richardson (son and daughter-in-law), Mr and Mrs
Charles Alexander (son-in-law and daughter), Mr Anthony Wilson
(son-in-law), Mr Charles Wilson, Miss Camilla Wilson, Francesca
Wilson, Finn Alexander, Miss Flora Richardson, Tania Richardson and
Ralph Richardson (grandchildren), Mr Joseph Alexander (step grandson),
Mr and Mrs Julian Richardson (brother and sister-in-law), Mrs Patrick
Richardson (sister-in-law).
Mr and Mrs Oliver Richardson, Mr and Mrs Matthew Richardson, Mr and
Mrs Adrian Richardson, Mr Tom Richardson, Mr Barnaby Richardson, Mrs
David Annen, Mr and the Hon Mrs Charles Wilson, Mrs Tessa Alexander,
Mrs John Faber, Mr Clive de Rougemont, Lady Thomas, Mrs David Mayhew,
Mrs Lionel Mayhew, Lieutenant-Colonel and Mrs David Macdonald Milner,
Colonel Sam Gaussen, Mrs Ian Findlay, Mr Graham Findlay.
Earl Alexander of Tunis, the Earl and Countess of Balfour, the Earl
and Countess of Gainsborough, the Countess of Portsmouth, Earl Cadogan
(United Grand Lodge of England), Viscount Gough, Lord Annaly, Lord
King of Wartnaby, Lord and Lady Brabazon of Tara, Lord Fairfax of
Cameron, Lord Rathcavan, Lord Faringdon, Lord Walker of Worcester, Lea
Lady Leigh, the Hon Francis Maude, MP, Lady Tessa Balfour, Lady
Celestria Hales, Lady Rose Wallop, the Hon Lady de Zulueta, the Hon
Hugh Fairfax, the Hon Michael Warrender, the Hon Jeremy and Mrs
Stopford, the Hon Mrs Money-Coutts, the Hon Robert Hanson.
Sir David Thomas, Sir Mark Thatcher, Lady Cecil, Lady Hutchison, Sir
Lewis Robertson, Sir Evelyn de Rothschild, Sir Anthony Tennant, Sir
Patrick Sergeant (Euromoney Institutional Investor), Sir Robert
Horton, Sir John Guinness, Sir Winfried Bischoff (chairman, Citigroup
Europe) and Lady Bischoff, Sir Lewis Robertson, Sir Ewen Fergusson
(Savoy Group), Sir David Rowland, Sir John Banham, Sir Christopher
Leaver (chairman of council, Eastbourne College) with
Mr Charles Bush (Headmaster), Lady Pigot, Lady Arnold.
Lieutenant-Colonel R J S Bullock-Webster (Irish Guards), Mr Brian
Glossop (British Home and Hospital for Incurables) with Mr Derek Allen
(vice president), Mr Alastair Jackson (representing the Master of the
Foxhounds Association and the chairman, MFHA), Mr Colin Samuelson
(Redwing Club) and Mrs Samuelson, Mr Michael MacInnes (commodore,
Bembridge Sailing Club) and Mrs MacInnes, Mr David Mellis (Salmon
Youth Centre), Mr Hugh Davies-Jones, Mr Jeremy Griffith and Mr John
Smith (St Andrew's School, Eastbourne), Mr Peter Siddons (Harrow
School), Mr Douglas Collins (Harrow Development Trust).
Mr Charles Wilson, Mr Jeremy Franks, Mr John Rippingall, Mrs Jane
Jason (for dementia), Mrs Valerie Mitchell (English-Speaking Union),
Mrs J A Aylmer, Mrs Fiona Guthrie, Mr Harry Guthrie, Mr John Nash, Mr
and Mrs George Magan, Mr and Mrs Adrian McAlpine, Mr Rupert Hambro, Mr
and Mrs Jonathan A Kitchen, Mr Brian MacDermot (chairman, Mathaf
Gallery), Mr Mark Scrase-Dickins (High Sheriff of West Sussex), Mr
Russell Edey (Rothschild), Mr Nicolas McAndrew, Mr and Mrs Anthony
Mayhew, Mr Harvey White, Mr David Metcalfe, Mr Neil Collins (City
Editor, The Daily Telegraph), Mr Peter H J de Vink (Edinburgh
Financial and General Holdings), Mr and Mrs Peter Kleeman.
Mr Fergal Roche (GEMS), Mr I Arnold Ziff (chairman, Town Centre
Securities), Mr Bill Blakey (Edinburgh Fund Managers), Mr John Randle
(executive director, The Hospital Management Trust) and Mrs Randle,
Miss Lou Elliott, Mr and Mrs Alan Caffyn, Mr Bill Durlacher, Mr
Michael Rawlence, Mr Antony Nash, Miss Alexandra Sinclair, Mr
Sebastian Thomas, Mr Anthony Lewis, Mrs Sally Brown, Mrs Anne Clayton,
Miss Teresa Schenk, Mr Anthony J Garner, Mr Henry Pelham, Mr David
Harold, Mr Julian Lakin, Mr and Mrs John Ritchie, Mr John Savill, Miss
Barbara Barnes, Mr Gavin Casey.
Mr Michael Whitelock, Mr Peter Morris, Mr Vernon Stratton, Mrs
Clarissa Carleton-Paget, Mr Riou Benson, Mr Richard Devitt, Mr David
Colthorpe, Mr Alan May-Smith, Mr Peter Coulton, Mr Russell Wilkin, Mr
Richard Bate, Ms Jenny Osborne, Mr Robin Mackenzie, Mr Evelyn Faber,
Mr Anthony Pilcher, Mr D L Curtis, Mr J D Curtis, Mr and Mrs Michael
Rogers, Mrs I Clifford-Kingsmill, Mr Rob Cecil, Mr Chris Ray, Mr
Richard Hargreaves (Savoy Hotel), Mrs Jane Jason, Mrs Katherine
Sanders, Mrs Gillian Sheldon, Mr Peter Owen, Mr Malcolm Aish, Mr
Gordon Young, Mr Tim Hancock, Mr Hugh Davies-Jones, Mr Mark
Davies-Jones, Miss Gina Fanning, Mr Michael Ross-Collins, Mr Anthony
Fry, Mrs Henrietta Royle, Mr James Findlay.
Ms Caroline Bansky, Mr David Sullivan, Mr James Roe, Mr John Craig, Mr
David Hodson, Mr Cary Martin, Ms Marjorie Smith, Mr and Mrs George
Greenwood, Mr and Mrs Colin Samuelson, Mrs Peter Leaver, Ms Rosamund
Kindersley, Mr Charles Bush, Mr and Mrs Chris Saunders, Mr Roddy
Kinkaid-Weekes, Mr Nigel Turner, Mr Michael Green, Mr Russell Race, Mr
Edward Horswell, Mr Simon Cooke, Mr Jeremy Havard, Mr David
Myrddin-Evans (N C L Smith and Williamson), Mr Tommy Macdonald Milner,
Ms Sarah Bates and Ms Alex Proudler (Invesco English & International
Trust), Mr Nicholas Field-Johnson, Mr Gwyn Jones, Mr Andy Crossley.
Mr Thomas Griffin, Mr William Riley, Mr James Agnew, Mr Nick Holt, Ms
Penny Linett, Ms Marie-Claire Stone, Mr David Barnett, Mr Mark
Loveday, Mr D J Prosser (Legal and General), Mr A M B Johnson (Legal
and General Ventures), Mr John Bellak, Mr and Mrs Julian Bailey, Mr
Anthony West, Padre Andrew Totten, Captain Niall Brennnan, Mrs Mary
Martin, Mr Julian Cazalet (managing director of corporate finance,
Cazenove) with Mr Duncan Hunter and Mr Bernard Cazenove, Mr and Mrs
Peter Hambro, Mr David Norman, and many other friends and former
colleagues.