Marshal of the RAF Sir John Grandy, GCB, GCVO, KBE, DSO (1913-2004)
Michael Rhodes
<<Marshal of the RAF Sir John Grandy>>
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh were represented by Air Chief
Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup, Chief of the Air Staff, at a service of
thanksgiving for the life and work of Marshal of the RAF Sir John
Grandy, Chief of the Air Staff, 1967-71, Governor and
Commander-in-Chief, Gibraltar, 1973-78 and Constable and Governor of
Windsor Castle, 1978-88, held 1 April, 2004, at St Clement Danes,
Strand, London.
The Prince of Wales was represented by Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard
Johns, Governor and Constable of Windsor Castle, Princess Alice
Duchess of Gloucester and the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester by
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Simon Bland, the Duke and Duchess of Kent by
Air Chief Marshal Sir Peter Squire, Prince Michael of Kent by Group
Captain Carl Dixon and Princess Alexandra by Rear-Admiral Sir John
Garnier.
The Rev Chris Long, Resident Chaplain, officiated, assisted by the Ven
Ron Hesketh, Chaplain-in-Chief, RAF, who led the prayers and
pronounced the blessing.
Mr Ben Grandy, grandson, read Reflection and Mr Nicholas Bourne,
step-grandson, read his own work, Gift of Life. Air Commodore Reggie
Spiers gave an address.
During the service Sir John's medals were borne in procession from the
West Door to the Altar by Mr Ben Grandy, Mr Alexander Grandy and Mr
Rollo Grandy, grandsons.
Among others present were:
Mr and Mrs John Grandy and Mr and Mrs Bill Grandy (sons and
daughters-in-law), Miss Georgina Grandy (granddaughter), Miss Emma
Bourne (step-granddaughter), Mr and Mrs David Winter, Mr George
Winter, Mr Thomas Winter, Mr and Mrs Robin Rankin, Mr and Mrs John
Cherry, Mrs Jill Adams, Dr H D Astley Hope and other members of the
family.
Viscount Slim (Burma Star Association) and Viscountess Slim, the Right
Rev R D Say, KCVO, Lord Amherst of Hackney (commodore, Royal Yacht
Squadron), Lord Astor of Hever, Lord Beaverbrook, Field Marshal Lord
Bramall, KG (chairman, Imperial War Museum) and Lady Bramall with Mr
Robert Crawford (director-general) and Mrs Crawford and other members
of staff; Lady Carver, Marshal of the RAF Lord and Lady Craig of
Radley.
Odette Lady Dowding, Lord Fellowes, Lord Iliffe (chairman, Yattendon
Investment Trust), Lady Maclean, Lord Moore of Wolvercote, Lady Louisa
Cosgrave, the Hon Lady Dundas, the Hon Kim and Mrs Fraser, the Hon Mrs
Sheila Hensman, Admiral the Hon Sir Nicholas Hill-Norton, Brigadier
the Hon Christopher Willoughby, Lady Aitken, Sir Anthony and Lady
Weldon.
Field Marshal Sir John Chapple, Marshal of the RAF Sir Michael and
Lady Beetham, Marshal of the RAF Sir Keith and Lady Williamson,
Admiral Sir William O'Brien, General Sir Charles Harington, General
Sir Thomas and Lady Pearson, Air Chief Marshal Sir John and Lady
Aiken, Air Chief Marshal Sir John Barraclough, Air Chief Marshal Sir
Brian Burnett, Air Chief Marshal Sir Brian Burridge, Air Chief Marshal
Sir David Cousins (controller, RAF Benevolent Fund), Air Chief Marshal
Sir John and Lady Day.
Air Chief Marshal Sir David Evans (Order of the Bath) and Lady Evans,
Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert Freer (Royal College of Defence Studies),
Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Graydon (RNLI) and Lady Graydon, Air
Chief Marshal Sir Lewis and Lady Hodges, Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock
and Lady Kennedy, Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Knight (also
representing the president, Air League), Air Chief Marshal Sir David
Parry Evans (British Air Force Association), Air Chief Marshal Sir
Malcolm Pledger (Chief of Defence Logistics).
Air Chief Marshal Sir Thomas and Lady Prickett, Air Chief Marshal Sir
Peter and Lady Terry, Air Marshal Sir Roy and Lady Austen-Smith, Air
Marshal Sir Charles and Lady Pringle, Air Marshal Sir John Sutton (249
Squadron Association), Rear-Admiral Sir Morgan Morgan-Giles,
Major-General Sir Desmond and Lady Rice, Lieutenant-Colonel Sir John
Johnston.
Lady (Jock) Stirrup, Lady (Richard) Johns, Lady (Simon) Bland, Lady
(Peter) Squire, Sir Alastair Aird, Lady (Denis) Barnett, Sir Nicolas
Bevan, Sir John Charnley, Sir Alcon and Lady Copisarow, Sir David
Durie, Sir Edward Ford, Lady (Barrie) Heath, Lady (Edmund) Hudleston,
Lady (Andrew) Humphrey, Lady (John) Lapsley, Sir Albert McQuarrie
(Friends of Gibraltar Heritage Society) and Lady McQuarrie, Sir Peter
and Lady Miles, Sir Michael and Lady Angela Oswald, Lady (Richard)
Spiers, Lady (Neville) Stack, Lady Villiers, Sir Paul Wright, Dr Alan
and Lady Caroline Borg, Mr and the Hon Mrs Martin Levi.
Air Marshal Glen Torpy (Deputy Commander-in-Chief, Headquarters Strike
Command) and Mrs Torpy, Rear-Admiral and Mrs E F Gueritz, Air
Vice-Marshal James Collier, Air Vice-Marshal Larry Lamb (St George's
Day Club), Air Vice-Marshal B H Newton (Hon Inspector General, Royal
Auxiliary Air Force and Operation Grapple Association) and Mrs Newton,
Air Vice-Marshal Leslie Phillips, Air Vice-Marshal John Price, Air
Vice-Marshal Deryck Stapleton, Brigadier Christopher ThursbyPelham,
Commander and Mrs Rodney Agar, Mr A R Amos, Mr and Mrs R Atkinson, Mrs
Anthony Barne.
Miss R Barnett, Mr Raymond Baxter, Mrs Eric Beverley, Mr and Mrs T
Brennan, Dr John Briscoe, Mr and Mrs Keith Byatt, Mr Bernard Cazenove,
Mr Jonathan Chadwick, Mr Patrick Chisholm, Mr F S Clarke, Mr Algy
Cluff, Major J Coombs, Mr and Mrs David Cowley, Mr and Mrs Tom Craig,
Mr Mark Dickson, Mr Maldwin Drummond, Mr Jamie Dundas, Mr L G Edwards,
Mr Anthony Finley, Mr and Mrs Dennis Garnett, Mrs Edwina Geffers,
Group Captain Terry Gledhill, Mr M C Gordon-Lennox, Group Captain
Chris Granville-White, Mr and Mrs J H Greenfield, Mr Eric Grounds,
Major Nicholas Haines, Mrs A Hanbury, Major and Mrs R I S Hawkins, Mr
George Hill, Mrs C Hitchman, Mrs B Horsfall, Mr and Mrs Nigel Lane.
Mr and Mrs Jack Lewis, Mr H Lewis, Mrs P B Lucas, Mr Anthony Mather,
Mr and Mrs Anthony McCallum, Major and Mrs Nicolas Paravicini, Mr
Charles Paravicini, Mr J C R Paravicini, Major and Mrs A J Pearson, Dr
and Mrs Malcolm Smith Walker, Mrs Reggie Spiers, Miss Linda Spiers, Mr
Anthony Stanton, Mr and Mrs Nigel Stephens, Mr and Mrs Brian Swift, Mr
and Mrs Mike Tims, Mrs R Transenter, the Very Rev John and Mrs
Treadgold, Mr David Vacha, Mrs Ann Wagstaff, Mr and Mrs Roland
Wiseman, Mrs E W Wootten, Miss Bridget Wright, Miss Clare Wright, Mr
David Young.
Mr Albert Poggio (UK Representative of the Government of Gibraltar),
Ms Wendy Wyver (Foreign and Commonwealth Office), Mr Edward Inman
(director, Duxford Airfield, Imperial War Museum), Mr Pete Brothers
(Battle of Britain Fighter Association) and Mrs Brothers, Mr Douglas
Radcliffe (Bomber Command Association), Group Captain Patrick Tootal
(Battle of Britain Memorial Trust), Mr F G Hammond (209 Squadron), Mr
Tadeusz Dziewuiski, Mr Andrzej Jeziorski and Mr Tadeusz Krzystek
(Polish Air Force Association Charitable Trust) with Mrs Dziewuiski,
Mrs Jeziorski and Mrs Krzystek.
Mr John Handcock (Prince Philip Trust), Canon John White (representing
the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle), Miss M A
Soulsby and Mr R Maitland-Flanagan (Society of Friends of St George's
Chapel), Mr Michael Bullen (Royal Windsor Horse Show), Mr Julian
Prevett (Master, Haberdashers' Company) with past and present members
of the company; Mr Colin Smith (Royal Star and Garter Home, Richmond),
Mr R Spooner (Royal London Yacht Club) with other members of the club;
Mr Julian Spicer and Major-General Christopher Tyler (Royal Humane
Society), Mr David Anderson (White's) and representatives of the Air
Crew Association, Christies Care, the Shuttleworth Trust and many
other friends and former colleagues and representatives of other
organisations connected with Sir John.
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