File 1 - Funeral Service and Eulogies

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RAD/2/MAC/1/13/1

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Funeral Service and Eulogies

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  • 1992 (Creation)

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Two copies of the order of service, two handwritten covering letters and three typed eulogies

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(1926 - 2022)

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  1. Two copies of the Order of Service for the funeral of Kenneth MacMillan at St Paul's Church, Hammersmith, on 6 Nov 1992
  2. Handwritten letter from Clement Crisp to Deborah MacMillan with a typed copy of his eulogy, Remembering Kenneth MacMillan, in which he records first seeing him in The Sleeping Beauty at the Royal Opera House in 1946, following his career as a dancer and then choreographer
  3. Handwritten letter from Monica Mason to Deborah MacMillan with a typed copy of her words for Kenneth.
  4. Typed copy of the Eulogy spoken by John Sainsbury remembering his career, but also the holiday on Corfu in 1991 when Kenneth, Deborah and Charlotte MacMillan joined John and Anya Sainsbury and their family

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