ONE OF A KIND (From Gazette & Herald)

ONE OF A KIND

RYEDALE is preparing to make its own tribute to the Queen Mother when her funeral is held next Tuesday.

Many shops, stores and offices are expected to close for at least part of the day as a mark of respect and to enable staff to watch the ceremony on television.

Group leaders of Ryedale District Council are to meet with chief executive Harold Mosley later today (Thursday) to decide what should happen at Ryedale House.

Denys Townsend, chairman of Malton and Norton Chamber of Trade, said he was expecting people to take the lead from the Government on closing their businesses for the funeral.

County Coun David Lloyd-Williams believed it would be up to individual businesses to decide whether to close. "The Queen Mother was seen as a wonderful woman who had an influence in boosting the morale of Britain."

Meanwhile, Ryedale was reflecting on the nation's favourite grandmother, who had visited the area many times, including stays at Castle Howard and Mulgrave Castle.

Coun Robert Wainwright, chairman of Ryedale District Council, was the first to sign the council's official book of condolence and he said that he met the Queen Mother while in Cambridge where she was opening the new wing of a boarding school.

"As she was coming to York and Ryedale for the wedding the following week of Katherine Worsley and The Duke of Kent at York Minster, I had plenty to chat to her about," he said. "She was a wonderful lady and her passing marks the end of an era. It is to be hoped that the next generation of Royals follow her example."

Former Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire, Sir Marcus Worsley, of Hovingham Hall, met the Queen Mother on numerous occasions, notably when she and other members of the Royal Family were at York Minster for the wedding of his sister Katharine to the Duke of Kent in 1961.

"She was a remarkable lady," he said. "She had this extraordinary gift of making you feel that you were the one person she wanted to meet. She beamed in on you, you felt she was the one person in the world she wanted to talk to at that moment.

"That made her very exciting to meet. She was a great charmer." Sir Marcus added that the mood should not now be totally sombre. "When someone has had such a wonderful life, there is sadness of course, but overwhelmingly one is grateful for the life they have had."

Sir Marcus Worsley will be attending Evensong at the parish church of St Michael's, Malton, on Sunday, at 6.30 pm. The vicar of Malton, the Rev Nick Jones, said he would be paying tribute to the Queen Mother in an address.

The present Lord Lieutenant, Lord Crathorne, met her on a number of occasions. "I remember her elegance and inner radiance," he said. "She was the backbone of the Royal Family."

The Archbishop of York, Dr David Hope, paid tribute to the Queen Mother's "zest for life" and "love of people" during a poignant Easter service at York Minster. He said: "We mourn her passing, truly the passing of an era."

The Bishop of Middlesbrough, the Right Rev John Crowley, said: "During the time I served as secretary to the late Cardinal Hume, I had the privilege of meeting the Queen Mother on a number of occasions and was impressed by her total interest in the person she was talking to and her ability to make them feel they had her complete attention.

"The Queen Mother had an innate sympathy for the people at the sharp end of life, as was demonstrated during the Second World War, and she showed a great understanding of ordinary people's lives."

During one of her visits to North Yorkshire, the Queen Mother stayed at Mulgrave Castle with The Marquis of Normanby when he was Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire, and with the Marchioness of Normanby. Now the Dowager Lady Normanby, she said the Queen Mother had also visited the neighbouring estate village of Lythe. "It was a very happy visit," she added.

A thanksgiving service for the life of the Queen Mother is to be held at York Minster later this month. The Duke of York is to attend the event, which will be held on Thursday, April 18.

Remembering the Queen Mother, p6 and 7.RYEDALE is preparing to make its own tribute to the Queen Mother when her funeral is held next Tuesday.

Many shops, stores and offices are expected to close for at least part of the day as a mark of respect and to enable staff to watch the ceremony on television.

Group leaders of Ryedale District Council are to meet with chief executive Harold Mosley later today (Thursday) to decide what should happen at Ryedale House.

Denys Townsend, chairman of Malton and Norton Chamber of Trade, said he was expecting people to take the lead from the Government on closing their businesses for the funeral.

County Coun David Lloyd-Williams believed it would be up to individual businesses to decide whether to close. "The Queen Mother was seen as a wonderful woman who had an influence in boosting the morale of Britain."

Meanwhile, Ryedale was reflecting on the nation's favourite grandmother, who had visited the area many times, including stays at Castle Howard and Mulgrave Castle.

Coun Robert Wainwright, chairman of Ryedale District Council, was the first to sign the council's official book of condolence and he said that he met the Queen Mother while in Cambridge where she was opening the new wing of a boarding school.

"As she was coming to York and Ryedale for the wedding the following week of Katherine Worsley and The Duke of Kent at York Minster, I had plenty to chat to her about," he said. "She was a wonderful lady and her passing marks the end of an era. It is to be hoped that the next generation of Royals follow her example."

Former Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire, Sir Marcus Worsley, of Hovingham Hall, met the Queen Mother on numerous occasions, notably when she and other members of the Royal Family were at York Minster for the wedding of his sister Katharine to the Duke of Kent in 1961.

"She was a remarkable lady," he said. "She had this extraordinary gift of making you feel that you were the one person she wanted to meet. She beamed in on you, you felt she was the one person in the world she wanted to talk to at that moment.

"That made her very exciting to meet. She was a great charmer." Sir Marcus added that the mood should not now be totally sombre. "When someone has had such a wonderful life, there is sadness of course, but overwhelmingly one is grateful for the life they have had."

Sir Marcus Worsley will be attending Evensong at the parish church of St Michael's, Malton, on Sunday, at 6.30 pm. The vicar of Malton, the Rev Nick Jones, said he would be paying tribute to the Queen Mother in an address.

The present Lord Lieutenant, Lord Crathorne, met her on a number of occasions. "I remember her elegance and inner radiance," he said. "She was the backbone of the Royal Family."

The Archbishop of York, Dr David Hope, paid tribute to the Queen Mother's "zest for life" and "love of people" during a poignant Easter service at York Minster. He said: "We mourn her passing, truly the passing of an era."

The Bishop of Middlesbrough, the Right Rev John Crowley, said: "During the time I served as secretary to the late Cardinal Hume, I had the privilege of meeting the Queen Mother on a number of occasions and was impressed by her total interest in the person she was talking to and her ability to make them feel they had her complete attention.

"The Queen Mother had an innate sympathy for the people at the sharp end of life, as was demonstrated during the Second World War, and she showed a great understanding of ordinary people's lives."

During one of her visits to North Yorkshire, the Queen Mother stayed at Mulgrave Castle with The Marquis of Normanby when he was Lord Lieutenant of North Yorkshire, and with the Marchioness of Normanby. Now the Dowager Lady Normanby, she said the Queen Mother had also visited the neighbouring estate village of Lythe. "It was a very happy visit," she added.

A thanksgiving service for the life of the Queen Mother is to be held at York Minster later this month. The Duke of York is to attend the event, which will be held on Thursday, April 18.

Updated: 09:29 Thursday, April 04, 2002