A Family History of the Illustrious, Notorious and Eccentric Lloyds of Birmingham, Brigstock and Pipewell Hall - Flipbook - Page 175
World
tennis. War
His parents
evacueewere
storyboth
inspired
talented
by her
players
own and
experiences.
his uncle
Ian Collins
She
died in played
2013. He
at Wimbledon
is survived by
12their
times,
four
making
children,
it to the
final ofanthe
Noel,
entrepreneur,
doubles andJane
mixed
whodoubles
runs her
in own
the early
publishing
Thirties.
His fatherinwas
company
Ireland,
on theTiffany,
All-England
a company
Club committee
director, and
until late
in life, while
Bryony
who in
is in
thetechnology.
late Forties Jan came only one round
short of making the championships at Wimbledon.
After retiring, he became a fully qualified tennis coach. He
was
He was
appointed
sent to MBE
prep school
for services
at Ludgrove,
to tennisand
in 2004,
then Eton,
after
where
raising he
nearly
was £2
All million
England
toRacquets
create thechampion
largest junior
at 14,tennis
in the
first XI cricket
programme
in Scotland.
team and He
president
was theofoldest
Pop, the
surviving
elite club of
Eton prefects.
member
of theWhen
All England
Collins Lawn
was 15,
Tennis
he met
Club,
his having
wife, Lady
first
Sally Hely-Hutchinson,
joined
70 years ago, in 1952.
at theInEton
fact,and
he had
Harrow
attended
cricket
every
Wimbledon
match at Lord9s.
tennis tournament since then, including last
year. He was especially proud of winning the over-85
He did hisofNational
category
the British
Service
veterans9
as a young
grass court
officer
championship
in the
Coldstream
at
Wimbledon
Guards.
in 2014.
According to family legend, he
performed ceremonial duties with such incompetence at
Windsor
In the summer
beforeofGeorge
2021, VI
when
thatlockdown
the Kingregulations
informed the
meant
senior
no
golfofficer
clubs in
were
charge:
open
