Nigel Loring (surgeon)

Sir John Nigel Loring KCVO (1896–1979) was an Apothecary to British Royalty. The son of Nele and Mabel Alice (Isaac) Loring, he was born 31 August 1896.[1] He was a seventh great grandson to New England immigrant Thomas Loring.[2] His great great grandfather Joshua Loring had been a United Empire Loyalist [3] and from his great great grandfather's generation this branch of the family returned to the British Isles.

Education and war

The former Royal Naval College, Osborne

He studied at the Royal Naval College, Osborne and Tonbridge School. He served in both world wars.[4]

Apothecary

He became an Apothecary [5][6][7] to the household of members of the British Royal Family. From 1953 he was Apothecary to the household of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.[8]

Family

In 1932 he married Sylvia Blakeney-Booth. They had two daughters.[9] He died in 1979.[10]

References

  1. ↑ Charles Henry Pope, Loring Genealogy, (1917), p.362
  2. ↑ Charles Henry Pope, Loring Genealogy, (1917), p.362
  3. ↑ Charles Henry Pope, Loring Genealogy, (1917), p.362
  4. ↑ Burke's Peerage, "Knightage", (1967), p. 2888
  5. ↑ Supplement to the London Gazette (1952) accessed 20 July 2011
  6. ↑ "Society of Apothecaries' Awards", British Medical Journal (July 31, 1954), p. 298 accessed 20 July 2011
  7. ↑ Barrier Miner, "Palace Duties"(Broken Hill, New South Wales, 2 August 1954, p.9 accessed 20 July 2012
  8. ↑ Burke's Peerage, "Knightage", (1967), p. 2888
  9. ↑ Burke's Peerage, "Knightage", (1967), p. 2888
  10. ↑ National Portrait Gallery (search for John Nigel Loring) http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp140093/sir-john-nigel-loring accessed 11 May 2014
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