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Obituaries

  • The Aga Khan attending the service of celebration for Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip'’s diamond weddint at Westminster Abbey in 2007.

    World news
    The Aga Khan obituary

    Spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims and billionaire businessman who enjoyed a jet-setting lifestyle
  • Moriarty as ‘Hatchet’ Harry Lonsdale in Guy Ritchie’s 1998 film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.

    Film
    PH Moriarty obituary

  • Dewhurst pictured at home in 1985. He started his career as a football reporter for the Manchester Evening Chronicle.

    Stage
    Keith Dewhurst obituary

  • Gwen Watkins for obits Gwen with VW book

    World news
    Gwen Watkins obituary

  • Michael Flynn for Obits

    Art and design
    Michael Flynn obituary

  • Brian Murphy and Yootha Joyce in George and Mildred.

    Television & radio
    Brian Murphy obituary

  • Books
    Christopher Sinclair-Stevenson obituary

  • Society
    Ruth Wyner obituary

  • Culture
    Marianne Faithfull obituary

  • Film
    Phyllis Dalton obituary

Other lives

  • Peter Honey

    Psychology
    Peter Honey obituary

  • Catherine Peters for OL

    Biography books
    Catherine Peters obituary

    • Mike Brennan completed a PhD on Celtic interlace – the knot patterns found in Irish art

      Mathematics
      Michael Brennan obituary

    • Diana Hope

      Art
      Diana Hope obituary

    • Molly Bodinetz in 2023

      Psychology
      Molly Bodinetz obituary

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Letters

  • Pete Wilkinson in 1983.

    Letter: Pete Wilkinson obituary

  • Prescott in Carlisle on one of his battlebus tours during the 2010 general election.

    Letter: John Prescott obituary

  • Elgar Howarth, British Trumpeter, Composer &amp; Conductor<br>British trumpeter, composer and conductor Elgar Howarth, of the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, holding his trumpet to his lips, at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden, London, England, 7th February 1962. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

    Letter: Elgar Howarth obituary

  • Marianne Faithfull (b.1946), English singer, songwriter and actress. Seen here as a teenager at the Prospect Theatre, Reading, where she went to school.<br>2M98A3M Marianne Faithfull (b.1946), English singer, songwriter and actress. Seen here as a teenager at the Prospect Theatre, Reading, where she went to school.

    Letter: Marianne Faithfull obituary

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Obituaries in the news

  • Edinburgh International Book Festival 2017<br>Irish poet Michael Longley seen before speaking at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, Edinburgh, Scotland. UK 20/08/2017 © COPYRIGHT PHOTO BY MURDO MACLEOD All Rights Reserved Tel + 44 131 669 9659 Mobile +44 7831 504 531 Email: m@murdophoto.com STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLY (press button below or see details at http://www.murdophoto.com/T%26Cs.html No syndication, no redistribution, Murdo Macleods repro fees apply. Commed. A22DEX

    Michael Longley

  • Charlotte Raven in 2013 – shortly afterwards she launched Feminist Times.

    Charlotte Raven

  • Garth Hudson in Toronto, 2010. Each of the Band’s five musicians made a distinctive contribution – Hudson, an enigmatic figure half-hidden behind his organ console, brought a sound of mystery.

    Garth Hudson

  • File Photo: Composer and Director Claire van Kampen Dies Aged 71 - CANNES, FRANCE - MAY 14: Claire van Kampen attends "The BFG (Le Bon Gros Geant - Le BGG)" premiere during the 69th annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals on May 14, 2016 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)

    Claire van Kampen

  • Denis Law

  • Dame Joan Plowright

  • David Lynch

  • Linda Nolan

  • Tony Slattery

  • Rosita Missoni

  • Jean-Marie Le Pen

  • David Lodge

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