11/11/2005
Lord Lichfield dies after stroke
Photographer Lord Lichfield has died after suffering a stoke aged 66.
The Queen paid tribute to the Royal photographer, saying that she was "deeply saddened" at the news of his death.
The Queen's first cousin once removed had been treated at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford following a serious stroke. He had taken ill while staying with friends in the area and was pronounced dead at 4:00am on Friday morning.
Famous for his photographs of royalty and celebrities, Lord Lichfield's career spanned 40 years and he was the official photographer at the 1981 wedding of the Prince Charles and his first wife Lady Diana Spencer.
But the career of Patrick Lichfield had a depth beyond that of royal subjects and he was engaged by Vogue and had a portfolio of work, including celebrities and fashion, which illustrated his passion for portrait photography.
While he had an aristocratic background, the son of Viscount Anson and Princess Anne of Denmark, Lichfield started out working for £3-a-week as an photographer's assistant making the break into the field after a career in the army.
He went on to produce some of the most iconic images of 1960's London and will perhaps be best remembered for his glamorous images of feminine beauty.
His career, which was distinguished by Fellowships of both the Royal Photographic Society and the British Institute of Professional Photographers, was marked in 2003 with a major exhibition of his work at the National Portrait Gallery.
Married to Lady Leonora Grosvenor for 11 years the couple had three children.
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The Queen paid tribute to the Royal photographer, saying that she was "deeply saddened" at the news of his death.
The Queen's first cousin once removed had been treated at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford following a serious stroke. He had taken ill while staying with friends in the area and was pronounced dead at 4:00am on Friday morning.
Famous for his photographs of royalty and celebrities, Lord Lichfield's career spanned 40 years and he was the official photographer at the 1981 wedding of the Prince Charles and his first wife Lady Diana Spencer.
But the career of Patrick Lichfield had a depth beyond that of royal subjects and he was engaged by Vogue and had a portfolio of work, including celebrities and fashion, which illustrated his passion for portrait photography.
While he had an aristocratic background, the son of Viscount Anson and Princess Anne of Denmark, Lichfield started out working for £3-a-week as an photographer's assistant making the break into the field after a career in the army.
He went on to produce some of the most iconic images of 1960's London and will perhaps be best remembered for his glamorous images of feminine beauty.
His career, which was distinguished by Fellowships of both the Royal Photographic Society and the British Institute of Professional Photographers, was marked in 2003 with a major exhibition of his work at the National Portrait Gallery.
Married to Lady Leonora Grosvenor for 11 years the couple had three children.
(SP/GB)
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