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Hampshire (Mr Nigel Atkinson).

His Royal Highness, Patron,

Northern Ballet, this afternoon

attended a performance of

Merlin at the Mayflower Theatre,

Commercial Road, Southampton,

and was received by Rear

Admiral Iain Henderson (Vice

Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire).

St James’s Palace

3rd December, 2021

The Princess Royal, Patron, SS

Great Britain Trust, this morning

visited SS Great Britain, Gas

Ferry Road, Great Western

Dockyard, Bristol, and presented

Future Brunels Graduation

Awards, having been received by

Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of

the County and City of Bristol

(Mrs. Peaches Golding).

Her Royal Highness, Patron,

Townswomen’s Guilds, this

afternoon attended a Carol

Service in Bristol Cathedral.

Kensington Palace

3rd December, 2021

The Duke of Gloucester, Grand

Prior, the Most Venerable Order

of the Hospital of St John of

Jerusalem, this afternoon

received Professor Mark

Compton (Lord Prior).

BUT since I was worse than anyone else,
God had mercy on me and let me be an
example of the endless patience of Christ
Jesus. He did this so that others would put
their faith in Christ and have eternal life.
1 Timothy 1.16 (CEV)

Births
BEEBY on 31st October 2021 to Sarah
Thum-Bonanno and Morgan Beeby, a son,
Oliver Blake Anthony.

BROOKS on 18th November 2021 to
Alexandra, a daughter, Eleanor Loveday
Stephanie.

PARKINSON DOUGHTY on 22nd
November 2021 to Jessica Parkinson and
Richard Doughty, a daughter, Matilda Rose
Doughty.

ROADLEY on 30th October 2021 to
Natasha (née Crawshay Jones) and Neal, a
son, Hamish Alexander, brother to Oscar
and Sophia.

EDWARD CHARLES DAWSON

SAJIK

On 29th October 2021 to Charlotte and

David, a son, in St Albans. Brother to

Henry and cousin to Blake and Winter.

A fantastic little fella who makes

everything else going on around us

seem of little importance. For the time

being at least.

Can’t wait to take him out on the boat

fishing with the other three. A few

years yet but what a wonderful thing

to keep going for.

I am so happy for his Mum and Dad

and for all the other young parents in

this miserable time of gloom and

doom.

They bring sunshine into our lives and

we are all the more blessed for it.

Chas

WEBB on 22nd November 2021 to Amy
(née Parsons) and Tom, a daughter, Evie,
sister to Harry.

Forthcoming Marriages
MR O. J. R. DAVIS
AND MISS L. C. BROOKS
The engagement is announced between
Oliver, son of John and the late Jennifer
Davis of Somerset, and Laura, daughter of
Martin and Stephanie Brooks of
Buckinghamshire.

MR W. REES

AND MISS R. CASTERTON

The engagement is announced between

Will, son of Mr and Mrs David Rees of Cerne

Abbas, Dorset, and Rosie, daughter of Mr

and Mrs David Casterton of Twickenham,

London.

MR O. W. FRETWELL

AND MISS L. M. STOKES

Nigel and Tina Fretwell and David and Mary

Stokes are delighted to announce the

engagement of Oliver and Laela. We wish

them much love and happiness together.

MR A. C. A. GEORGETTI

AND MISS A. E. MCGREGOR

The engagement is announced between

Xander, only son of Mrs Mary Georgetti of

Bedford Park, London, and Annabelle,

daughter of the late Patricia McGregor and

of Mr Charles McGregor of Parsons Green,

London.

MR H. H. A. BRADBURY

AND SIGNORINA M. R. ROMANO

The engagement is announced between

Hugo, youngest son of Mrs Valerie Pile of

Winchester, Hampshire, and Rosaria,

daughter of Signora Carmela Langella of

Civitanova Marche, Italy.

CAPTAIN T. C. L. LAWSON RM

AND MISS R. M. STEVENS

The engagement is announced between

Tom, son of Sir Charles and Lady Caroline

Lawson of Cornwall, and Rose, daughter of

Michael and Jane Stevens of Eridge, East

Sussex.

MISS H. K. SCHOLES

AND MR C. J. THORN

The engagement is announced between

Hilly, daughter of Timothy and Siân Scholes

of Edgbaston, Birmingham, and Chris, son

of Peter and Jung-ah Thorn of Seoul, South

Korea.

MR J. W. DEDMAN

AND MISS M. J. VANDERTUIN

The engagement is announced between

James William, only son of Mr and Mrs

Simon Dedman of Hopton Brow, Mirfield,

West Yorkshire, and Mackenzie Jo, only

daughter of Christopher Vandertuin and

Joydell Mills of Whitharral, Texas, US.

Marriages

MISS K. J. WELLER

AND MR S. B. HORNE

The marriage took place on 27th

November 2021 at Old Marylebone

Town Hall between Kerrie and

Steven. The ceremony was followed

by a wine-tasting reception at Berry

Bros & Rudd, 3 St James’s Street.

“One may as well be single if the

wedding is not to be in print”

Deaths

BREMRIDGE Jacqueline on 30th

November 2021. Beloved mother of Charles,

Henry and Elizabeth. Devoted grandmother

of John, Laetitia, James, Charles and

Alexander. Died peacefully in North Devon

on Tuesday 30th November. Funeral at

12.30pm on Tuesday 14th December, at the

Church of All Saints, Winkleigh, EX19 8HL.

EMERSON-BAKER Katherine Ann

(Kerry) on 20th November 2021, aged 71.

Peacefully in Whittington hospital,

Islington. Beloved sister, aunt and cousin.

Quiet family funeral at Eden Valley

Cemetery 20th December. Donations if

desired to St Elizabeth Hospice, Suffolk,

IP3 8LX, or St Christopher’s Hospice,

London, SE26 6DZ.

GOULD Carol. Author, broadcaster and

journalist, on 25th November in St Mary’s

hospital, Paddington, aged 68. Survived by

her sister, Susan (USA).

HACKING Dr Peter, MA, MD, FRCR, on

25th November 2021, peacefully in

Salisbury, aged 92. Formerly head of

radiology, Royal Victoria Infirmary,

Newcastle upon Tyne. Dear husband and

best friend of Helen, their three children,

Julie, Nigel and Jeremy, and

grandchildren, Stef, Jonathan, Alex, Fred

and James, and great-grandchildren,

Marna and Rupert.

LLOYD-JONES Jeremy. Died peacefully,

aged 61, on 12th November after a brave

fight against cancer. Devoted, loving and

loved husband, father, son and brother.

Memorial details will follow private funeral.

Donations to Pancreatic Cancer UK.

Why righteous anger has

a place in defending faith

little value without an ethical

lifestyle.

The angry rant in Isaiah i,

11-13, back in the 8th century

BCE is strikingly relevant to

this order of priorities. To

translate it colloquially: “I am

sick of your false piety... I

am fed up with your public

displays... Don’t bother

keeping up the pretence... I

am blocking my ears to your

so-called prayers.”

His tirade concludes by

urging his listeners, then and

now, to make action the key

measure of how religious we

are: “Learn to do well, pursue

justice, support the

oppressed.”

Still, there are times when

faith itself needs to be

defended. In fact, this week is

a reminder of that for Jews

worldwide who are

celebrating the festival of

Chanukkah, when the Syrian

empire, which then

controlled the land of Israel,

changed its longstanding

policy and not only demanded

that Jews pay taxes but also

adopt its pagan religion.

Economic and political

control was bearable but

religious subjugation was not,

and it was then that the anger

of the Maccabees erupted in

167BCE and led to an uprising

that eventually achieved

freedom in all three areas.

Their story is detailed in the

Apocrypha, but its passion

has its roots in the Hebrew

Bible.

The anger of the prophets

of old was often ridiculed at

the time, but their message

has long outlived their critics.

It will be the same with their

heirs today, so long as it is

righteous anger, not

narcissistic.

Jonathan Romain is rabbi of

Maidenhead Synagogue. What

Makes Me Angry is published by

Reform Judaism

brigade, condemning those

who oppress weaker

members of society.

Of course, there is a danger

here. How does one avoid

ascribing one’s own agenda to

God? There are too many

instances of other religious

figures, ancient and modern,

whose so-called love of God

leads them to manipulate

followers or to oppress

“unbelievers”.

It is important to handle

anger with care, letting it

blaze forth when appropriate,

but neither misuse it nor let it

turn inwards and consume

you.

With some trepidation,

therefore, a group of 21 rabbis

have just attempted to

replicate prophetic

indignation for today, with a

series of essays on the theme

of “what makes me angry”.

Each one takes a different

topic and they lambast both

their own community and

wider society for its social

sins. These include the way

we treat the homeless,

climate change, controversies

in the trans debate, online

abuse, business ethics, the

wellness industry and cruelty

to animals.

Does this focus on everyday

practicalities, rather than

religious lapses, imply a

reluctance to stand up for

matters of faith? No. First,

there is a strong Jewish

tradition that you show your

love of God by the way you

treat God’s people. If we are

all God’s creatures, then

harming or neglecting any of

them is effectively shutting

the door in God’s face.

Second, important as

prayer and rituals are, way

above them in the hierarchy

of religious merit is personal

behaviour. Wordy prayers

come and go, while intricate

rituals are just reminders to

act well at all times and have

D

id you ever see the

car bumper sticker

that used to be

popular, “If you

aren’t angry, you

aren’t paying attention”?

For some people it brought

a wide smile, others reacted

with a nod of recognition, but

I suspect very few would have

seen it as a religious

command. Yet if we think of

the Bible, being angry is one

of the more common aspects

and the chief culprit is God.

Sometimes, it is with

individuals; at other times, it

is with the Israelites as a

whole.

In fact, if Psalm vii, 11, is to

be believed “God is angry

every day” (and given the

many evils in the world, that

is not surprising).

This holds a practical

question for you and me: if we

are created in the image of

God and aspire to imitatio

dei, what implications does

that have for us? Is it good to

be angry on a daily basis?

What about being meek and

mild, or even turning the

other cheek?

A clue lies in the fact that

there are also many

individuals in the Bible who

are angry, but with clear

distinctions between them.

There is the selfish anger of

those furious that their will is

being frustrated, starting early

on with Cain resenting Abel.

More altruistic is the

righteous anger of those

incandescent that moral

values are being ignored, with

prophets such as Isaiah and

Jeremiah leading the angry

Credo

Jonathan

Romain

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MILLARD Hector Alan (Lambo) died

peacefully on 30th November 2021, aged

91. Deeply adored father of six, grandfather
    of nine and loving husband to Erica. The
    warmest, funniest, handsomest man. We
    will love him always.
    O’CONNELL Judith (née Shennan
    Sutherland) passed away peacefully on
    27th November 2021, aged 79. Late of St
    Francis Aged Care, Orange, and formerly of
    Sydney and Putney, London. Loved sister
    and sister-in-law of Sylvia Cleary and Terry
    (deceased), Rhonda and Ian Sawtell. A
    loved aunt and great-aunt to Justeene,
    Gabby, Andrew, Tahnee, Jason, Ella,
    Cadence, Hayley, Cara and Kristy. “Forever
    in our hearts.” Donations in lieu of flowers
    may be made at the service or online to
    the Leukaemia Foundation.
    SCHULTE Anne (née McEvoy). Widow of
    Frank Schulte. Born 18th March 1929 in
    Abbeylands, Settle. Died peacefully at
    home in Lichfield on 20th November 2021,
    aged 92. Anne’s Requiem Mass will be held
    on Monday 13th December at Church of Ss
    Peter and Paul, Lichfield, at noon followed
    by a service of committal at Lichfield and
    District Crematorium, Fradley, at 1.30pm.
    Colourful clothes preferred at the funeral.
    Flowers welcome and donations in
    memory of Anne can be made payable to
    St Giles Hospice.
    SMITH Helen (née Green) of Bigbury,
    Devon. Formerly of Lloyds Bank, The
    Beacon, Hindhead, Surrey. Passed away
    peacefully on Sunday 28th November 2021,
    aged 91. Funeral service to be held at St
    Lawrence’s Church, Bigbury, on Saturday
    11th December at noon. It was Helen’s wish
    that this be a happy gathering, so no
    formal attire please. No flowers by the
    request of Helen. Donations if desired
    made payable to St Lawrence’s PCC may
    be made by retiring collection, online at
    wcpltd.com or sent to Walter C Parson,
    Ivybridge, PL21 0DB. Tel: 01752 690909.
    TABET Henri died peacefully on 27th
    November 2021. Loving father of
    Christopher and Harry. Dearest brother of
    Andree, Joseph, Nicole and George. Family
    funeral Mass, Brompton Cemetery.

WALLOP Lady Jane on 30th November

2021 died peacefully at home. Much-loved

sister, aunt, great-aunt and friend to many.

Funeral at 2.30pm at St Andrew’s Church,

Farleigh Wallop, on Tuesday 14th

December. No flowers please. Inquiries to

Spencer and Peyton funeral directors. Tel:

01256 323165.

WATSON Peter Wilmer died peacefully

on 19th November 2021, aged 88. Funeral

to be held at 12.30pm on Friday 17th

December at St Mary’s Church, Kidlington.

Donations may be made to Cancer

Research UK via website https://peter-

wilmer-watson.muchloved.com/

In Memoriam - Private

QUINLAN, P. M. (COMDT)

(TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNIVERSARY)

DECEMBER 4, 1993. A wonderful father

and grandfather, sadly missed by Derek

and all his grandchildren.

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Court Circular

Windsor Castle

3rd December, 2021

By command of The Queen, Mr

Alistair Harrison (Marshal of the

Diplomatic Corps) called upon

His Excellency Mr Edil Baisalov

at 119 Crawford Street, London

W1, this afternoon in order to bid

farewell to His Excellency upon

relinquishing his appointment as

Ambassador from the Kyrgyz

Republic to the Court of St

James’s.

St James’s Palace

3rd December, 2021

The Earl of Wessex this morning

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Vickery Building, Hampshire

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peacefully on 21st November 2021. Funeral

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December at 11am. Wear something bright.

No flowers. Donations to Marie Curie.

ENGAGEMENT of Oliver William
Fretwell and Laela Mary Stokes. Nigel
and Tina Fretwell and David and Mary
Stokes are delighted to announce the
engagement of Oliver and Laela. We
wish them much love and happiness
together.

GOULD Carol, Author, broadcaster and
journalist on 25th November in St
Mary's hospital, Paddington.Aged 68.
Survived by her sister Susan (USA)

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