Thanksgiving service

Sir John Loveridge

Baroness Thatcher, OM, attended a service of thanksgiving for the life and work of Sir John Loveridge, held on Thursday in St Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey.

The Rev Alan Boddy, vicar, officiated and led the bidding prayers. Mr Steven Loveridge, son, and the Rev Dr Emma Loveridge, daughter, read the lessons.

Mr Michael Loveridge, son, read Desiderata by Max Erhmann. Baroness Knight of Collingtree gave the address.

The Speaker of the House of Commons was represented by Sir Michael Lord, MP.

Among others present were: Lady Loveridge (widow), Mr and Mrs David Waller (son-in-law and daughter), Dr Robert and Dr Jo Loveridge (son and daughter-in-law), Mrs Steven Loveridge, Mrs Michael Loveridge (daughters-in-law), Miss Emily Waller, Rufus, Iona, Honor and Jock Loveridge (grandchildren), Dr John and Dr Sally Campbell, Mr and Mrs Keith Williams, Mr David Chivers, Mrs Janet Chivers with other members of the family.

The Countess of Listowel, Lord and Lady Aylmer, Maddalena Lady Aylmer, Lord Blaker, Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone, Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville, Lord and Lady Goodlad, Lord Hamilton of Epsom, Lord and Lady MacGregor of Pulham Market, Lord Murton of Lindisfarne, Lord Waddington, Lord Wakeham, Lord Feldman, Baroness Gardner of Parkes, Baroness Hooper, Baroness Howe of Idlicote, Lord Janner of Braunstone, Lord and Lady Lyell, Baroness Miller of Hendon, Lord and Lady Shaw of Northstead, Mr Michael Ancram, QC, MP, the Hon Lady Bonsor, Mr Michael Howard, MP, Sir George Young, MP, Sir Edward du Cann, Sir Geoffrey and Lady Johnson Smith, Sir John and Lady Nott, Dame Angela Rumbold.

Sir Robin and Lady Williams, Sir Patrick Cormack, MP, Sir Andrew Bowden, Sir Graham and Lady Bright, Sir Sydney Chapman, Sir Reginald and Lady Eyre, Sir Anthony and Lady Shirley Garner, Sir Philip Goodhart, Sir Anthony Grant, Sir Michael Latham, Sir Michael Neubert, Sir John Osborn, Sir John and Lady Page, Dame Marion Roe, Sir Donald and Lady Stringer, Lady Urquhart, Sir John Wells, Sir Jerry Wiggin, Lady Mostyn.

Mr Oliver Letwin, MP, Ms Fiona McTaggart, MP, Mr Bob Neill, MP, Mr Peter Bottomley, MP, Mr Anthony Steen, MP, and Mrs Steen, Mr Hugo Swire, MP.

Mr and Mrs Johnny Irish, Mr and Mrs Robert Marshall, Mr Mark Worthington, Mr Edward and Dame Elaine Kellett-Bowman, Mrs Felicity Austin, Mr R. Anderson, Mrs Mark Anderson, Mrs Patrick Agar, Mr Robert Banks, Mr Tony Bays, Canon John Beckwith, Mrs Loraine Berry, the Rev and Mrs Jonathan Beswick, Mrs Jane Goldsmith, Mrs S. A. Blick, Mr Gerald Bowden, Mr S. A. Brown, Ms Donna Butcher, Mr and Mrs John Carlisle, Mr John Carter, Mr William Cash, MP, Mrs Caroline Conquest, Mr Tim R. Cowell, Mrs K. D. Curtis, Mr Philip Cutcher, Dr Dominique Davidson, Mr Andrew Davison, Mr Roger de Llewellyn, Mrs D. M. Dickson-Cohen, Mr and Mrs D. Donovan, Miss Paulette Edwards, Mr Simon Bainbridge, Mr and Mrs Mark Eldridge, Mr and Mrs Peter English, the Rev Freda Evans, Mr Gareth Fox, Air Commodore and Mrs Anthony Fraser, Mr and Mrs D. Gleed, Mrs P. Ford, Miss F. M. Gadsley, Mrs Maria Garcia, Mrs Sue Gardner, Mrs J. Gonzalez-Marina de Savage, Ms Heather Graydon, the Rev Stephen Griffith, Mrs John Gummer, Miss Daphne Hamblin, Ms Janet Roberts, Mrs Wendy Hannam, Mrs Fiona Hannen, Ms Elizabeth Winter, Mrs Marion Harrison, Mr Ian Harrison-Hansley, Professor Carole Hodgson, Mr P. W. Hickey, Mr Jim Higman, Mr Justin Hill, Miss Venetia Hoare, Mrs Elizabeth Horder, Mrs John Howland Jackson, Mr and Mrs David Hugh-Smith, Mr Toby Jessel, Mr Terence Jolley, Ms Noreen Wray, Mr Vincent Keaveny, the Rev Alison Kennedy, Miss Julia Kernick, Sheikh Nezam Khazal, Mr Edward Knight, Mr and Mrs E. W. Larkins, Mrs B. Law, Dr and Mrs K. D. Lawrey, Major Rupert Lendrum, Mr Keith Lindblom, QC, and Mrs Lindblom, the Rev Dr Andrew Mackintosh, Mrs Anthony Malone, Mr Fergus Malone, Mr M Malone, Mrs L. Marsh, Miss Eileen McCarthy, Ms Carolyn McCommon, Mr and Mrs Tristran McMullan, Mrs Karen Milburn, Mr Ernle Money, Mrs Kathleen Darroch, Mr and Mrs H. Montaw, Mrs M. Morris, Mrs A. Morris, Mrs Adrian Mortimer, Mrs Mark Mostyn, Ms Patricia Nolan, Mr and Mrs A. M. North, Mr Michael Page, Mr Richard Page, Mrs Anne Pallant, Ms Sarah Jane Paramor, Mr T. J. Parvin, Mr H. A. Paskins, Mr Charles Pattison, Mr and Mrs Adam Pett, Mr and Mrs Leslie Reilly, Mr Nicholas Roberts, Mr and Mrs Bob Rudd, Mr Sao Sanda Simms, Dr and Mrs Stuart Sanders, Mrs Mary Sargent, Major N. S. Saroop, Mrs J. Shaughnessy, Mrs Rory Sloan, Mr Robin Squire, Mr and Mrs Patrick Stafford, Mrs E. C. Stewart, Mr and Mrs Andrew Stewart.

Mr David Thomson, Mr Michael Thomson, Mr David Trezise, Mr Alan Tyrroll, QC, and Mrs Tyrroll, Ms Sonia A. Vanular, Mr and Mrs Jose Vieites, Mr and Mrs M. J. Walker, Mr M. H. Waring, Mr and Mrs David Weeks, Mr James Wellwood, the Rev Jeremy White, Mr and Mrs Nick Witter, Miss J. C. Wormald with representatives of the London Assembly, S. J. Phillips, Lyndhurst House Preparatory School, Girdlers’ Company, Art and Christianity Enquiry, the United & Cecil Club, St Christopher School, St Godric’s College, Hornchurch Conservative Association, Queen’s College Preparartory School, Devonshire House Preparatory School with many other friends, former colleagues and representatives of other organisations having connection with Sir John.