Lord Boardman, MC, DL, (1919-2003)
Michael Rhodes
Lord Boardman
Princess Alice Duchess of Gloucester was represented by Captain Peter
Symington and Princess Alexandra by the Hon Sir Angus Ogilvy at a
service of thanksgiving for the life and work of Lord Boardman, Chief
Secretary to the Treasury, 1974 and Chairman of the National
Westminster Bank 1983-89, held 17 June, 2003, at St Margaret's Church,
Westminster Abbey.
Canon Robert Wright, Rector of St Margaret's Church and Chaplain to
the Speaker of the House of Commons, officiated, assisted by the Rev
Graeme Napier, Succentor of Westminster.
The Hon Nigel Boardman and the Hon Anthony Boardman, sons, and Mr
James Law, grandson, read the lessons. Sir John Lowther gave an
address.
The Last Post was sounded by Mr Mark Law. The NatWest Jazz Band, led
by Mr Stephen Davies, played at the end of the service.
Among others present were: -
Lady Boardman (widow), Captain the Hon Rupert and Mrs Law (son-in-law
and daughter), the Hon Mrs Anthony Boardman and the Hon Mrs Nigel
Boardman (daughters-in-law), Mr James Law, Miss Poppy Law and Freddie
Law and Tamsin Charlotte, Cordelia, Hugo and Elizabeth Boardman
(grandchildren), Mr and Mrs John Boardman, Mr Paul Boardman, Mr and
Mrs Charles Rowe (stepson-in-law and step daughter), Mr and Mrs Lewis
Huelin, Mr and Mrs Dominic Daymond and Mr and Mrs Giles Reardon Smith
(step-grandchildren), Mrs C V Rowe, Mrs L Huelin, Mr A C D Joynson,
Mrs Daphne Grant, Mr Guy Grant, Miss Suzie Grant, Mr and Mrs T A
Coslett, Mrs J Moss, Miss Rosie Joynson, Miss Juliet Joynson, Sir
Peter and Lady Emery, Miss Kate Emery.
The Earl of Arran, the Earl and Countess of Harrowby, Viscount
Montgomery of Alamein, Viscount Ullswater, Lord Ampthill, Lord Astor
of Hever, Lord Baker of Dorking, CH, Lord and Lady Barber, Lord and
Lady Biffen, Lord Blaker, Lord Brabazon of Tara, Lord Brooke of Sutton
Mandeville, CH, Lord Brougham and Vaux, Lady Campbell of Croy, Lord
Carlisle of Bucklow, QC, Baroness Carnegy of Lour, Lord Carrington CH,
KG, Lord Clark of Kempston, Lord Cope of Berkeley, Lord Crickhowell,
Lord and Lady Ellenborough, Baroness Elles.
Lord Elliott of Morpeth, Lord and Lady Elton, Lord Feldman, Lord and
Lady Geddes, Lord Gray of Contin, Lord Hacking, Lord Hardy of Wath,
Lord Hayhoe, Lord Heseltine, CH, Baroness Hooper, Lord Howe of
Aberavon, CH, QC, and Lady Howe, Lord Howie of Troon, Lord Hussey of
North Bradley, Lord Jopling, Lord Kimball, Lord King of Bridgwater,
CH, Lord Kingsdown, KG, and Lady Kingsdown, Lord Lane of Horsell, Lord
Lawson of Blaby, Lord Luke, Lord Macfarlane of Bearsden, KT, Lord
Mayhew of Twysden, Baroness Miller of Hendon, Lord and Lady Monro of
Langholm, Lord and Lady Mowbray and Stourton, Lord Murton of
Lindisfarne, Baroness O'Cathain, Lord Palmer, Lord Pilkington of
Oxenford, Baroness Platt of Writtle, Lord Plumb, Lord and Lady Prior,
Lord Pym, Lady Quinton, Lord Rees, QC, and Lady Rees, Lord Renton, QC,
Baroness Seccombe, Baroness Sharples, Lord Shaw of Northstead, Lord
Skelmersdale, Baroness Trumpington, Lord Vivian, Lord Waddington, QC,
Lord Wade of Chorlton, Lord Weatherill, Lady Juliet Townsend.
Mr John Gummer, MP, Mr Greg Knight, MP, the Hon Sir Archie Hamilton,
Sir Donald Barron, Sir Christopher Benson, Sir Timothy Bevan, Sir Win
and Lady Bischoff, Sir James and Lady Butler, Sir Alan and Lady
Campbell, Sir Sydney Chapman, MP, Sir Michael Craig-Cooper, Sir Hugh
and Lady Cubitt, Sir Edward Ford, Sir Anthony Garner, Sir Anthony
Grant, Sir David Hardy, Rear-Admiral Sir David Haslam, Sir John
Kemp-Welch, Sir Michael Marshall, Sir Carol and the Hon Lady Maher,
Sir Brian McGrath, Sir Alan and Lady McLintock, Sir Kit and Lady
McMahon, Lady Miller, Sir David Money-Coutts, Sir Robin Mountfield,
Sir John Page, Lady Pilkington, Sir William and Lady Purves, Sir
Anthony Touche, Sir Jerry Wiggin, Sir Philip Wilkinson, Councillor
Kevin Gardner and Baroness Gardner of Parkes.
Colonel P. Worthy (chairman, Northamptonshire Regiment Association and
the Royal Anglian Regiment Association) and Mrs Worthy, Mr J R Horrell
(East of England Agricultural Society), Mr W J Hornsey
(Northamptonshire Yeomanry Association), Mr Geoffrey R John
(president, Bromsgrove School), Mr Bert Morris (Nat West Bank).
Mr Julian Bridger, Mr Dennis Child, Mr and Mrs Gerard de Lisle, Mr and
Mrs Stephen Dobson, Mr and Mrs Thomas Frost, Dr and Mrs S Gaskell, Mr
and Mrs Christopher Godber, Mr Peter Hampshire, Mr Claude
Hankes-Drielsma, Mr Martin Harris, Miss Angela Hooper, Mr I A Jarritt,
Mr N S Meyhew, Judge and Mrs Fergus Mitchell, Mr Malcolm Nicholson,
Major Narindar Saroop, Mrs U Sedgewick, Mr Peter Seymour, Mr
Christopher Stewart-Smith, Miss June Stubbs, Mr W F Tarrant, Mr Alan
Tebbutt, Mr Marcus Thompson-McCausland, Mr Simon Thorley, Mr Paul
Thyman with many other friends and former colleagues.