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Clarence House
20th July, 2020
The Prince of Wales, Duke of
Cornwall, and The Duchess of
Cornwall this morning visited
Tintagel Bridge, Tintagel, and
were received by Her Majesty’s
Lord-Lieutenant of Cornwall
(Colonel Edward Bolitho).
The Duchess of Cornwall,
Patron, this afternoon visited
Cornwall Air Ambulance
Headquarters and named the
new Duchess of Cornwall
helicopter, Trevithick Downs,
Newquay.
St James’s Palace
20th July, 2020
The Countess of Wessex this
morning attended the
Preventing Sexual Violence in
Conflict Steering Board
Meeting via a video
conference call.
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FOR just as we share abundantly in the
sufferings of Christ, so also our comfort
abounds through Christ.
2 Corinthians 1.5 (NIV)
Bible verses are provided by the
Bible SocietyChrysostomos Panayiotopoulos
Neurologist who specialised in the treatment of epilepsy
Approbation was never in short
supply for Chrysostomos Pan-
ayiotopoulos, but he was under
no illusion that it was the most
important thing in life. One of
the fathers of the study of epi-
lepsy, he put his name to a varie-
ty of the condition and taught its
treatment at the universities of
Harvard, Colorado, Riyadh and
Western Australia. Yet these
plaudits did not matter much to
him, because his difficult early
years had given him an indelible
sense that a good life consisted
of helping others, and being
grateful for being able to meet
one’s basic needs.
He was born on the Greek is-
land of Tinos in the Aegean to
Pavlos and Sophia in 1938. Still
in the throes of the Depression,
the islanders struggled to feed
themselves. During the years of
Nazi occupation and the bitter
civil war that followed, he had to
share his food with his dog to
stop it starving. The family
moved to the island of Kos
because its fishermen and farm-
ers had an easier time of it. Pan-
ayiotopoulos excelled in his
studies and was able to train as a
medic at the military school in
Thessaloniki, after which he
went to Birmingham to study
neurology.
He chose to specialise in the
study and treatment of epilepsy
because “from the early stages
of my medical career, I was im-
pressed by the kindness, loyalty,
patience, and unmet needs of
children and patients with epi-
leptic seizures. I was also ad-
versely impressed, frustrated,
and sometimes angry that tradi-
tional medical teaching and atti-
tudes to the diagnosis and man-
agement of epilepsies often dif-
fered from those applied in
other medical conditions.”
He saw that doctors were lazi-
ly lumping together several dif-
During the war he
shared his food with
his dog to save it
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forcing many patients to under-
go unnecessary treatment.
He discovered that many
children were undergoing dras-
tic chemical and surgical treat-
ment to be cured of a form of
epilepsy that was largely harm-
less, and which goes away of its
own accord after a few years.
Many researchers in his field
were hostile to his purported
discovery of this “Panayioto-
poulos syndrome”, but he was
later vindicated by several large
clinical studies.
The neurologist authored or
co-authored
over 140 papers
about epilepsy,
and co-wrote
The Atlas of Ep-
ilepsies and A
Clinical Guide
to Epileptic
Syndromes and
Their Treat-
ment. He
would work on
these publica-
tions late into
the night, sift-
ing through a
snowdrift of
data sheets,
leaving his
cigarette to smoulder forgotten
in an ashtray. As well as identify-
ing Panayiotopoulos syndrome
he also described another form
of epilepsy, and F-wave chrono-
dispersion, a highly sensitive
measurement of motor nerve
conduction. His strong work
ethic was driven not only by a
sense of obligation to help
people, but an irritation that
some of his colleagues seemed
not to take that obligation as se-
riously as they should.
Alongside his academic work
he was for nearly 20 years a con-
sultant in clinical neurophysiol-
ogy and epilepsies at St Thomas’
Hospital London. He lived in
Dulwich, south London, with
his wife Thalia (née Valeta), an
actress and writer whom he had
met in Athens through a mutual
friend. They had one son, Paris,
a senior managing director atBlackstone, an investment firm,
and Sophia, who is a stay-at-
home mother. Both survive him,
as does Thalia. In later life Pan-
ayiotopoulos would visit Sophia
almost every weekend, and
Paris, who lives in Boston, for
several weeks a year. In the taxi
from the airport, he would ask
the driver about their life, and
call them sir or madam, as
indeed he did everyone in the
service industry.
He enjoyed going for walks in
the countryside with his child-
ren, and when ill health raised
the prospect of not being able to
do so any
more, he
made it clear
that he did
not want to
be a burden
on them. In
one of his last
emails to
Paris, he told
him that
“what is im-
portant to me
is quality of
life, not
length of life”.
When he saw
on his bedside
monitor that
he was having a heart attack, he
told the doctor not to resuscitate
— he did not want to wake up
with brain damage.
Every year, weary from at-
tending to his patients, Panayio-
topoulos would take a holiday
on the island of Spetses. Once
there he would invariably find a
queue of islanders who had
heard of his coming, and who
sought treatment but could
offer nothing more than a bottle
of home-pressed olive oil in
return. Panayiotopoulos made
sure he saw them all.Professor Chrysostomos
Panayiotopoulos, neurologist,
was born on January 31, 1938. He
died of a heart attack on June 9,
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1084958 and SC039654. Text service provider Vir2 Mobile’s helpline 0330 660 042 5REYNOLDSHilda Mary (née Sullivan) died
peacefully on 16th July 2020,
aged 86. Widow of William, loving
mother to Gregory, Isabel, Juliana
and Alexander and cherished
grandmother of nine. Funeral at
the Church of St. James, Pope's
Grove, Twickenham on Thursday,
July 23rd at 12:45 p.m. No
flowers, please. Donations, if
desired, to WaterAid UK.HAMLIN Deborah Mary (née Baker)
died peacefully at St. George's
Hospital, Tooting on 13th July 2020.
Beloved sister of Richard and
Charlotte. Loving Aunt to Christopher,
Benjamin and Timothy and stepmother
to Katy and Andrew. She contributed
much to the lives of many through her
careers in the health service, the RNIB
and her much loved club and county
tennis. Private Family Service.
Donations if desired in Deborah's
memory to the Stroke Association via
http://www.watltd.co.ukSHAW Revd Prof D.W.D. (Bill) OBE
Peacefully on 14th July 2020, in
Edinburgh, the Reverend Bill Shaw,
Emeritus Professor, University of St
Andrews.Much loved brother of the
late Dorothy, Bobby, Honey and Moira
and lovingly remembered by his sister
Kathleen, his nephews, nieces and very
many friends.Due to the ongoing
restrictions, a family funeral will take
place at Mortonhall Crematorium. A
memorial service to celebrate Bill's life
will take place in 2021.MILNER SMITH QC His Honour Colin
on 10th July 2020, aged 83, in
Teddington, London.Graduate of
Brasenose, Oxford and Chicago Law
School. Cricketer extraordinaire (Old
Tonbridgians, Yellowhammers, Band of
Brothers, Limpsfield CC) well into his
7 0s. His wit, intellect and kindness will
be sadly missed by his family and
friends. There will be a private family
funeral.WILLIAMS Ian Hugh Mitchell on 11th
July 2020,Peacefully at Bryn Seiont
Newydd Nursing Home, Caernarfon,
formerly of Marlborough Place,
Llandudno.He will be sadly missed by
his family and friends.Donations in
memory of Ian would be gratefully
recivied towards The Alzheimer's
Research Uk.per G. D.Roberts & Son
Ltd, Chapel of Rest, Pwllheli, Ll53 5RE.
0175 8 70110 7MRA.J.POTTS
AND MSJ.R.COWLEY (NÉETS
KALLEND )
The marriage took place on 18th July
2020, at St Mary's Barton Mills,
Suffolk, between Anthony and Janet of
Barton Mills. The honeymoon will take
place in an English seaside resort and
later in the French Alps.STEVENS John Harding died
peacefully on 9th July 2020, aged 7 1
Much loved husband of Valerie, father
of Leonie and Alex, grandfather of Sam
and Lily. John was a popular and
respected Osteopath who practised in
Saltwood and Tenterden for many
years. Family funeral followed by a
memorial service at a later date.GENT Sally Anne (née Webster) died
peacefully on 16th July 2020, aged 8 4
at The Yeatman Hospital, Sherborne.
Private funeral and cremation.
Donations for the Friends of The
Yeatman Hospital. C/o Peter Jackson
F/S, Mons, High St, Henstridge, BA8
0RB. Tel: 01963 362570.ANDERSON Sheila Winifred of
Potterne, Wiltshire died peacefully on
10th July 2020, aged 92 years. Private
cremation, with a Thanksgiving Service
to be held at a later date.No flowers
please but, if desired, any donations in
her memory may be made to Potterne
Parish Church.REYNOLDS David John died peacefully
on 29th June 2020, aged 80, at home,
his loving wife and daughter were at
his side. David will be greatly missed
by all of the family and his many
friends. Donations, if desired, to Queen
Elizabeth Hospital Kidney Patients'
Association.MRM.J.P.SMITH
AND DRA.L.C.BRAZIER
The engagement is announced between
Alix, daughter of John and Véronique
Brazier of Wimbledon, London, and
Matthew, son of Barty and Catherine
Smith of Shottesbrooke, Berkshire.HARRISON Norman died peacefully on
15th July 2020, aged 86 years. Loving
husband to Margaret, dad to Ian, Ruth,
Andy and Sep; devoted gramps to
Michael, Pippa, Izzy, John, Ben, Evie,
Leo and Ellie. Greatly missed and
fondly remembered; a life well lived.MRJ.W.NEELY
AND MISSS.C.PEPPITT
The engagement is announced between
Josh, son of Mr and Mrs Jolyon Neely
of Horsley, Gloucestershire , and
Sophie, daughter of Mr and Mrs Will
Peppitt, of Bilsington, Kent.RICHARDSON Jean (née Pring) died
peacefully on 17th July 2020, aged 93.
Much loved wife of David and mother
of Stephen, Nicholas, Kitty and Ben,
and by their spouses, children and
grandchildren.VIVIANReverend Keith died peacefully
on 9th July 2020, aged 93 years Loving
husband, father, grandfather, and
great-grandfather. All enquiries c/o A J
Wakely & Sons 7a Silver Street, Lyme
Regis, DT7 3HR 0129 7 44383 5HILL Timothy Edward Burrow died
peacefully on 14th July 2020 ,
surrounded by family and dogs at
home. A family burial at St Paul’s
Broadwell on 23rd July with a
celebration of his life when permittedBINGPeter Commander RN OBE,
beloved husband, father, grandfather
and great grandfather died peacefully
in his Edzell home on the 17th July,
aged 94.ROSE On 14th July 2020 to Jessica
Sallabank and David Rose, a daughter,
Ella Olive, sister to Alexander Haydn
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Florence (née Hill) and Andrew, a son,
Alfred Forrest PhoenixKAPHAN Emily Sarah died on 9th July
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