The Lord Lieutenant for Gloucestershire attended a service of thanksgiving for the life of Sir Anthony Kershaw held on Friday, July 18, at the Church of St Michael and All Angels, Badminton, Gloucestershire. Canon Christopher Mulholland officiated and pronounced the blessing.

Mr George Kershaw, son, read a hunting poem, Mr Harry Kershaw, son, read an extract from King Henry V by William Shakespeare, Mrs Carolyn Nicolle, daughter, read A Countryman’s Prayer and Ms Cecilia Kershaw, daughter, read an extract from the works of Albert Schweitzer.

Sir Philip Goodhart paid tribute.

The Leader of the Opposition was represented by Lord Cope of Berkeley.

During the service the Westonbirt Singers performed If You Love Me by Thomas Tallis. The Last Post was sounded by Sergeant Major Webb of the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars.

Among others present were: Lady Kershaw (widow), Mr Bobby Nicolle (son-in-law), Mrs Harry Kershaw, Mrs George Kershaw (daughters-in-law), Mr Anthony Kershaw, Mr Sam Kershaw and Jack Kershaw (grandsons), Mr and Mrs Darcy Nicolle, Mr and Mrs Harry Nicolle (grandsons and granddaughters-in-law), Mr and Mrs Jonathan Norbury (grandson-in-law and granddaughter), Hugo, Esme and Cecily Norbury (great- grandchildren), Mr and Mrs Jonathan Roberts, Mr and Mrs John Childs, Miss Barbara Roberts, Mrs Starling Lawrence, Mrs Betsy Gill, Mr and Mrs Chilton Thomson, Mr and Mrs Jim Preston, Mr Jamie Childs with other members of the family.

The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort, Lady Fanshawe of Richmond, Lord and Lady de Mauley, the Hon Mrs Clare Inskip, Sir Jim Lester (British American Tobacco), Sir Hugh and Lady Carless, Lady Pickthorn, Mrs Henry Elwes, Mr Neil Carmichael, Mr Richard Unwin, Mr Sirdar Aly Aziz, Dr and Mrs Tony Walsh, Mr and Mrs Tony Hicks, Mrs Hubert Rogers, Mr Michael Wyndham, Mrs John Pope, Mr Antony Brassey, Mr John Birch, Mr and Mrs Crispin Hasler, Mrs Dorrie Bannerman-Jeyes, Mr Ken French, Mr and Mrs David Lowsley-Williams, Miss Caroline Lowsley-Williams, Mrs Joanna Gouriet, Mrs Peter Vlasto, Lieutenant-Colonel and Mrs John Hills, Lieutenant-Colonel and Mrs John Penley, Mr and Mrs Geoffrey Tarlton, Mrs Malcolm St Clair, Mr and Mrs Rollo Clifford, Mr and Mrs Ian McCallum, Mr David Bruce, Captain Francis Burne, Mr and Mrs Simon Preston, Mrs Eleanor Morris-Keating, Colonel Richard Coxwell-Rogers, Major John Gunn, Miss Fiona Gunn, Captain Francis Burne, Mrs Timothy Fetherston-Dilke, Mr Romilly Turton, Mr and Mrs Jolyon Gardiner with many other friends, former colleagues and organisations having connection with Sir Anthony.