▁of ▁The ▁Royal ▁Mars den ▁N HS ▁Foundation ▁Trust ▁was ▁threatened ▁with ▁closure . ▁R unc ie ▁and ▁June ▁Kent on , ▁owner ▁of ▁the ▁R ig by ▁& ▁P eller ▁shop , ▁which ▁has ▁received ▁a ▁Royal ▁W arr ant ▁for ▁custom - making ▁the ▁br ass ier es ▁of ▁Elizabeth ▁II ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom , ▁organ ised ▁a ▁pet ition ▁for ▁its ▁continued ▁existence , ▁gather ing ▁thousands ▁of ▁sign atures . ▁Their ▁pet ition ▁was ▁delivered ▁to ▁Norman ▁F ow ler , ▁Secretary ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁Work ▁and ▁P ensions , ▁who ▁with d rew ▁the ▁notice ▁of ▁closure . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁she ▁was ▁featured ▁in ▁articles ▁of ▁the ▁Daily ▁Star , ▁a ▁daily ▁British ▁tab lo id ▁newspaper . ▁She ▁took ▁legal ▁action ▁against ▁the ▁publish er ▁under ▁English ▁def am ation ▁law . ▁The ▁case ▁reported ly ▁concluded ▁with ▁a ▁settlement ▁in ▁her ▁favour . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁she ▁was ▁named ▁Honor ary ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Ang lo - Ar men ian ▁Association . ▁ ▁Later ▁years ▁and ▁death ▁R unc ie ▁lived ▁in ▁St ▁Alb ans ▁( in ▁which ▁city ▁she ▁had ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁during ▁her ▁husband ' s ▁time ▁as ▁Bishop ▁of ▁St ▁Alb ans ) ▁and ▁taught ▁piano ▁priv ately ▁and ▁at ▁St ▁Alb ans ▁School ▁and ▁St ▁Alb ans ▁High ▁School ▁for ▁Girls . ▁ ▁Robert ▁R unc ie ▁died ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁July ▁