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Used to sing in the Bath Bach Festival
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Used to sing in the LSO chorus
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Went to school in Longdene
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Lived in Moseley Cottage when he was seven
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Supported Nottingham Forest
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Went to Balliol at Oxford
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Lived with Pat his wife in Hungerford before going to the Navy
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Worked in the Admiralty
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Attended a Management Course at Greenlands
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Was Chair of Fishguard Festival
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Was Vice Chair of Age Concern
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St Olave was the engine that pulled the train on a day trip with his parents
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went to Pelleas et Melisande by Debussy with Helen for his 85th birthday in Glynbourne
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Skipper, his daughter Eleanor
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Squire, his daughter Kate
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Tomos, his Golden Retriever who like Richard could only use one eye
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Fluffy, the cat who adopted his lap
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Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
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He was secretary to the Cabinet Secretary and opened the door to Number 10. His favourite was Barbara Castle because she was also so polite to him.
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He came to Wales in 1975 and went on to be Permanent Secretary of the Welsh Office
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He walked the Thames Way in his seventies
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He was President of Ramblers Cymru and Vice President of Ramblers
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He was ridiculously proud to be the Consort of the Rt Hon Lord Mayor of Cardiff.