. ▁ ▁Pil cher ▁was ▁the ▁British ▁amb assador ▁to ▁the ▁Philippines ▁ 1 9 5 9 – 6 3 , ▁and ▁to ▁Austria ▁ 1 9 6 5 – 6 7 ▁when ▁the ▁Queen ▁con ferred ▁with ▁the ▁honour ▁of ▁Knight ▁Commander ▁in ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁St ▁Michael ▁and ▁St ▁George . ▁▁▁ ▁Pil cher ▁ended ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁Her ▁Majesty ' s ▁amb assador ▁in ▁Tokyo ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁through ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁considered ▁by ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁pe ers ▁as ▁" the ▁last ▁of ▁the ▁scholar - di plom ats ." < ref > C ort az zi , ▁Hugh . ▁( 2 0 0 4 ). ▁ ▁[ http :// www . global orient al . co . uk / book . asp ? Title _ ID = 7 ▁British ▁En vo ys ▁in ▁Japan , 1 8 5 9 - 1 9 7 2 , ▁publish er ' s ▁bl urb .] ▁</ ref > ▁ ▁Although ▁Pil cher ▁was ▁appropri ately ▁diplom atic ▁in ▁his ▁professional ▁duties , ▁he ▁was ▁capable ▁of ▁extraordinary ▁fran k ness ▁in ▁dispatch es ▁sent ▁to ▁White hall . ▁While ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁doubt ▁that ▁Pil cher ▁was ▁s inc ere , ▁his ▁seem ing ▁in ability ▁to ▁recognize ▁an ▁inher ent ▁double ▁standard ▁in ▁his ▁views ▁is ▁reve aling ▁about ▁the ▁attitude ▁that ▁many ▁British ▁and ▁European ▁sch ol ars ▁took ▁towards ▁non - Europe ans ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁post war ▁dec