Thick blobs of sleet landed in Windsor Great Park, creating unseasonal Arctic conditions for Hilary Weston’s thanksgiving service at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. Hilary was a former model, born in County Dublin. In 1966, she married the late Galen Weston, whose Anglo-Canadian business dynasty controlled Selfridges in London, ABC Foods and other enterprises. She served as the 26th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario in 1997. They lived at Fort Belvedere, Surrey, famous as the Duke of Windsor’s home. She died there in August, aged 83. A philanthropist, she was a huge supporter of St George’s Chapel. The Dean of Windsor, the Rt Rev Christopher Cocksworth, presided, with the chapel’s three Canons in attendance. The King and Queen, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, the Princess Royal and Princess Alexandra were represented and Prince Michael of Kent was there in person, as were Queen Noor of Jordan and Prince Amyn Aga...
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