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- 1992-1993 (Creation)
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Three files relating to the Service of Thanksgiving for the Life and Work of Sir Kenneth MacMillan, including printed, typed and manuscript materials
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Born in Queensland, Australia, Deborah Williams was educated in Sydney, won a scholarship to and studied painting and sculpture at the National School of Art. She moved to London in 1970, where she married Kenneth MacMillan. She has designed ballets for the stage and television and returned to painting full-time in 1984. She was a member of the Board of the Royal Opera House (1993-94) and was Chairman of The Friends of Covent Garden (1995-96). Between 1996 and 1998 she was a member of the Arts Council of England and Chair of the dance panel. She has been a member of Kenneth MacMillan and Partner LLP since 2011 and is custodian of her late husband's work.
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A Service of Thanksgiving for the Life and Work of Sir Kenneth MacMillan was held at Westminster Abbey, London on 17 Feb 1993. The files in this series comprise:
- One file of organisational details
- One file of requests for tickets
- One file of material relating to the Service itself
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- MacMillan, Kenneth (Subject)
- MacMillan, Deborah (Subject)