Eulogy by Noel's grandson, Austyn. Papa was very special and we all loved him very much. I, Amanda, Victoria, Virginia, Guy, Kent and Michelle, his seven grandchildren, grew to know Papa as a delightfully eccentric and caring grandfather. We looked up to him with admiration and inspiration of his old world values, his well travelled life, and exotic tales of life in India and beyond. And of course his ‘having taken tea with the Maharaja.’ Papa was always dressed in Jermyn Street’s finest. He was a consumer of the finest teas, and of course at 4 o’clock everything stopped for tea. I have heard it said, and I agree, that Papa made the finest cup of tea in all of England. Using his connections in India he regularly had their finest brews shipped over. It was not just a cup of tea – it was a ‘tea ceremony’, where silence was observed during pouring! As grandchildren we of course loved Papa’s sense of humour. We loved the fact that we were known as weird and wonderful names, For example, I was known as ‘Ho’ - I must have been a handful as I believe it was short for Ho Chi Min! My sister Amanda was known as ‘Hotcha ma Cotcha’ and Victoria ‘Princess Cooie Wooie’, to name but a few. At opportune times the silliness usually continued with Papa bursting into song at embarrassing moments singing “slap that base, slap it ‘til you’re dizzy”. On enquiring what this was, Papa usually replied with a big smile ‘well of course it was Top of the Pops in 1923.’ Papa took time with each of his grandchildren and in his later years his great grandchildren to create special times, and we all have our unique memories of him. These include such things as – playing cricket in the back garden, walking into Ruislip to the pond to feed the ducks or drawing smiley faces on the boiled eggs at breakfast time. As a young boy one of my fondest memories of Papa was going to a cricket game at Lord’s, with the heady aroma of Papa’s newly lit Dunhill cigarette blending with the recently opened thermos flask of super strong tea. It’s the simple things that matter and that you remember. We grandchildren and great grandchildren will remember Papa with much love for being who he was and who he encouraged us to be – from fighting off snakes and scorpions in India, to his love of steam trains and gin and tonics! From his eccentric mannerisms and phrases such as ‘the pair of you three’ to his impeccable manners and turn out. But most of all for making the best cup of tea in all England. God bless Papa.