3rd Lord Aberconway, (1913-2003)
Michael Rhodes
Thursday May 22, 2003, at Temple Church. The Rev Robin Griffith-Jones,
Master of the Temple Church, officiated, assisted by the Rev Richard
McLaren, cousin of Lord Aberconway.
Dr the Hon Caroline Howard, daughter, the Hon Christopher McLaren,
brother, and the Hon Michael McLaren, QC, son, read the lessons. The
Earl of Onslow, stepson, gave an address.
Among others present were:
Lady Aberconway (widow), the Hon Mrs Michael McLaren
(daughter-in-law), Dr William Howard (son-in-law), Hamish and Iona
McLaren and Mr Dominic Sargent and Mr Orlando Sargent (grandchildren),
the Hon Mrs Christopher McLaren (sister-in-law), the Countess of
Onslow (stepdaughter), Viscount and Viscountess Cranley, Lady Arabella
Onslow (step grandchildren), Lady Stacey, Miss Lara McLaren, Mrs
Martin McLaren and other members of the family.
The Earl of Harrowby, Lord Kingsdown, KG, Lord and Lady Brightman,
Araminta Lady Aldington, Ivry Lady Freyburg, the Hon Edward and Mrs
Boscawen, Sir Richard Carew Pole (president of the Royal Horticultural
Society), Gillian Lady Birkmyre, Sir Angus and Lady Stirling, Lady
Madel, Sir Hugh and Lady Roberts, Sir Michael and Lady Vernon, Sir
Kenneth and Lady Carlisle, Sir Ghillean Prance, Sir Antony Acland, KG,
and Lady Acland, Sir David Money-Coutts, Sir Jeremy and Lady Morse,
Sir Anthony Touche, Sir Simon and Lady Hornby.
Mr Gavin Burke, Mr and Mrs Ian Carr, Mr and Mrs Richard Graves, Mr
Robin Herbert, Mr Francis Russell, Mr Peter Broomhead (the National
Trust), Mr and Mrs Jonathan Puddle, Mr George Pope, Mrs Richard
Taylor, Mrs Mariam Safinia, Mr and Mrs John Ravenscroft, Mr Charles
Notcutt (Notcutts), Mr and Mrs Donald Hearn, Mrs Ann Bradley, Mr and
Mrs Paul Gunn, Ms Angela Holyoak (principal of Queens Gate), Mrs
Harriet Geddes, Dr Susan Michie, Mr Barry Ambrose.
Mrs Caroline Michie, Miss Barbara Carlisle, Mr Michael Wright, Mrs
Anne Ridler, Mrs Caroline Heslop, Mr Roy Lancaster, Mr and Mrs Chris
Brickell, Mr Robert Hillier, Mr and Mrs John Hillier, Mr James Ede,
Mrs Olivia Hatch, Mr Tom Hatch, Miss Claire Packman, Mr and Mrs Bamber
Gasgoigne, Mr Lionel de Rothschild.
Mr John Nelmes, Mr and Mrs Colin Ellis, Mr David Robson (chairman of
the Old Etonian Fives Club), Mr Mark Moody-Stuart (Geological
Society), Mr David Vaughan, QC, Mr Christopher Horne (Eton Ramblers
Cricket Club), Mr Anthony Wagge, Mr Peter Buckley, Dr and Mrs John
Glyn, Mrs Amanda McLeod, Mr John S Mattock, Mr Michael Noakes, Mrs
Sarah Rickett, Dr Vivien Noakes, Miss Caroline Taylor, Ms Victoria
Taylor, Mr and Mrs William Roberts, Mr John Gallagher, Mr and Mrs
Martin Slocock, Mr Thomas Ponsonby, Mr and Mrs David Jones.
Mr Luke Martineau, Mr and Mrs Geoffrey Stevens, Mr and Mrs David
Ogilvy, Mr Hugh Geddes, Mrs Christopher Lubbock, Mr Bertie Maxwell, Mr
Paul Williams, Mrs Robert Jackson, Ms Christina Freyburg, Master John
Ungley, Mr Jeremy Norman, Dr David Hay, Mr and Mrs P Johnson, Mr
Michael Constantinidi.
Mrs Ghita Webster, Mrs Tonti Kennington, Mr Mark Graves, Mr and Mrs
David Palmer, Mr Edmund Fetherston-Dilke, Mr and Mrs Bill Howard, Mr
and Mrs Martin Puddle, Mr Mark Puddle, Mrs Anna Harvey, Mrs Willoughy
Norman, Mrs Fatima Viera, Mr and Mrs Lawrence Banks, Mr and Mrs Angus
Grieve, Mr Ken Pearson (Perennial and Professional Gardeners' Guild),
Miss J. Ayton, Mr Luke Geddes, and other friends and former
colleagues.