James Weatherall

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Naval career

Educated at Gordonstoun School and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Weatherall joined the Royal Navy in 1954.[1] He was given command of the frigate HMS Andromeda in 1982, serving with her in the Falklands War, and took command of the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal in 1985.[1] He joined the staff of the Supreme Allied Commander Europe in 1987 and then became Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic in 1989 before retiring in 1991.[1]

In retirement he became Marshal of the Diplomatic Corps[1] and a Trustee of the UK arm of the World Wide Fund for Nature.[2] Sir James also served as Warden of Box Hill School, a public school in Mickleham, near Dorking in Surrey, England until his death.[3]

Weatherall was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) in the 1989 Birthday Honours[4] and appointed a Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) in the 2001 New Year Honours.[5]

Family

In 1962 Weatherall married Hon. Jean Stewart Macpherson, daughter of Niall Macpherson, 1st Baron Drumalbyn; they had two sons and three daughters.[6] She died on 15 December 2021.[7]

References

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