A service of thanksgiving for the lives of Sir Alexander Glen, President of the British Air Line Pilots’ Association, 1982-1994, and Lady Glen was held yesterday at St Paul’s, Knightsbridge. The Rev Alan Gyle officiated.

Miss Alexi Cory-Smith, great niece, read excerpts from Young Men in the Arctic by Sir Alexander, and Mrs Leonie Thorogood, daughter-in-law, read a passage from a sermon given by Lord Ballantrae, Chancellor of St Andrews University, to students in 1980. Mr Christopher James gave an address. Among others present were:

Mr and the Hon Mrs Jonathan Balcon, Mrs T Breitmeyer, Miss K Cory-Smith Fraser, Lord and Lady Birdwood, Lord and Lady Marshall of Knightsbridge, Lord Montagu of Beaulieu, Lord and Lady Mountevans, the Hon Mrs Lisser, the Hon Jeffrey and Mrs Evans, Sir Charles Maclean of Dunconnel, Lady Bishop, Sir Peter Cazalet, Sir Carron and Lady Greig, Sir Thomas Macpherson of Biallid (London Old Fettesian Association) and Lady Macpherson, Sir Carol and the Hon Lady Mather, Rear-Admiral Sir Morgan Morgan Giles, Mr and the Hon Mrs Damon De Laszlo.

Mr Geoffrey Adams, Mr Terry Adams, Mr and Mrs Bob Ayling, Mr and Mrs R Atkinson, Mrs Ian Bond, Mr and Mrs Guy Clark, Mr J Cox, Mr and Mrs James Currie, Mr John Denham, Mr and Mrs Denis Doble, Commander and Mrs Angus Erskine, Mr and Mrs James Freeman, Mrs Marit Guinness Aschan, Mr Rupert Hambro, Lieutenant Commander John Hammond, Mr Jonathan Harris.

Mr Ian Harrison, Mr and Mrs Robin Holland-Martin, Mr and Mrs Christopher James, Mr and Mrs Eric Kirk, Mr John Myers, Mr and Mrs Nicolas Paravicini, Mr Jeremy Phipps, Mr Nicholas Roskill, Mrs Basil Samuel Mr Martin Sandbach, Mr Narinda Saroop, Mr Robert Schroder, Mr Rodney Scrase, Mr Giles Shepard, Mr John Straw, Mr John Tausig, Mr P Thorogood, Mr and Mrs Mark Wolfson.

Dr Larraine Craig (president, The Arctic Club), Mr Joseph Gaggero (GB Airways), Mr R Headland (Scott Polar Research Institute), Dr Diana Henderson (Fettes Foundation), Dr J Jones (vice-master, Balliol College), Mr J Korner (Andrew Croft Memorial Fund) and Mrs Korner, Mr Barry Meloy (British Tourist Authority), Mr J Green (Richard Green Gallery) and Mrs Green, Mr Michael Potter (British Trnsport Hotels), Mr Alex Williams (Clarksons), Mr Nigel Winser (Royal Geographical Society) and Mrs Winser with many other friends and colleagues.

Mr Hubert Gregg

A service to celebrate the life of Mr Hubert Gregg, broadcaster, actor and composer, was held yesterday at St. Paul’s, Covent Garden, London, WC2. The Rev Mark Oakley officiated.

Mr David Jacobs read from Hubert’s works, Mr Geoffrey Palmer from Hampton Court Maze from Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K Jerome, Mr Richard Pasco read Hamlet’s Advice to the Players by William Shakespeare, and Mr Robert Gregg, son, read a Shakespeare sonnet.

Mr Paul Gane introduced a medley of Hubert’s songs including I’m going to get lit up when the lights go up in London, My Mother’s ambitious for me and My heart belongs to London sung by Miss Louise Gold and Mr Robert Meadmore accompanied by Mr Gordon Langford, piano, Miss Dittany Stirling, viola, played a movement from Bach. Mr Shaughan Seymour paid tribute.

Before the service recordings of some of Hubert’s compositions were played including the voices of Jack Buchanan, Mr Leslie Phillips and Miss Brigitte Bardot and after the service the congregation sang his best known composition Maybe It’s Because I’m a Londoner. Among others present were:

Mrs Carmel Gregg (widow), Miss Kate Gregg and Ms Stacey Gale (daughters), Mr Ron Garner (nephew), Mr Roy Oakshott and many other friends and colleagues from the BBC.