The Earl of Harewood

Grandson of George V whose work with English National Opera helped transform British attitudesGeorge Lascelles, the seventh Earl of Harewood, who has died aged 88, was unusual for a member of the royal family in deserving a substantial obituary on account of what he did rather than who he was. His overriding concern was to help transform British people's attitude to opera, most notably through his work as managing director of Sadler's Wells Opera (1972-85), through its change of name in 1974 to ...

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