Lord Lichfield RIP

[I Simonius]

Sorrry to hear of the death of Lord LichField today
:(

Commiserations to his family

[glenhead]

Wow, we just visited Shugborough Hall in early June, else I wouldn't have had a clue who he was. My father-in-law lives a twenty-minute walk from the estate, in Great Haywood - he has been there for yonks. He told us a good bit about the history of the family and the estate. Thanks for bringing this up - I told my wife. She's been to Shugborough many times. I got to help a couple of narrow boats with the locks on the walk to and from - beautiful part of a beautiful country. We'll include him and his in our thoughts.

[Snapman]

Yes indeed. I'm not a royalist but I respected Patrick Lichfield for becoming accepted as a true professional photographer and one who distinguished himself by excelling in a multiplicity of different types of work from glamour, showbiz and fashion through to occasions such as royal weddings and official portraits.

Whenever I saw him on TV, he always came over as a very knowledgeable, genuine and kind sort of man. Let's also remember that he championed digital photography and didn't use film during the last five years of his career.

[gmen]

It is indeed sad news. Also just to say there's also a parallel thread in General Chat: http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=112323 if you want to read some of the other tributes.

---- Gavin

[sony23]

Very sad news, I met him at a function in London about 10 years ago, I was being awarded a scholarship from Lord Snowdon and he introduced him to me, very nice man he was, he will be missed.


Bruce

[TimSewell]

I once had lunch with him on the top deck of a London bus, on a film set; after which he went to shoot some pix of Paula Hamilton and Liz Hurley. He was an extremely down-to-earth guy and very good company (although I did, for a reprehensible moment, think about half-inching his unattended suitcase full of Bronicas!). Never a groundbreaking photographer but definitely a reliable, totally professional and imaginative smudger