our ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁H ort icult ural ▁Society ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁he ▁commanded ▁the ▁third ▁World ▁Or ch id ▁Conference . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁Knight ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Victor ian ▁Order ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁B irth day ▁Hon ours . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁bapt ism al ▁spons or ▁to ▁his ▁grand ne p hew ▁Charles , ▁Prince ▁of ▁Wales . ▁ ▁Death ▁He ▁died ▁at ▁his ▁sister ' s ▁home , ▁B irk hall , ▁on ▁the ▁Bal m oral ▁estate , ▁of ▁a ▁heart ▁attack ▁after ▁suffering ▁from ▁hem i ple gia ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁September ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁aged ▁ 5 9 . ▁The ▁Queen ▁Mother ▁discovered ▁him ▁dead ▁in ▁bed . ▁The ▁fun eral ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁Ball ater , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁St ▁Paul ' s ▁Wal den ▁B ury . ▁ ▁His ▁wid ow ▁died ▁thirty - four ▁years ▁later ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁aged ▁ 8 9 . ▁ ▁An c est ry ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 0 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 6 1 ▁death s ▁Category : You ng er ▁sons ▁of ▁ear ls ▁Category : Pe ople ▁educated ▁at ▁E ton ▁College ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁Mag d