News about Roger Whittaker

EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: The King and Queen's visit to Paris has sparked a lot of media attention, including the unexpected revelation that a 180ft-long bench would be used so every visitor will sit at Charles' table. However, France's daily newspapers, including France Inter, BFMTV, and CNews, had no mention of another British visitor to President Macron on Sunday. Keir who?

Whittaker was best known for hits such as Durham Town, New World In The Morning, and a copy of Wind Beneath My Wings - as well as being an expert whistler. He went on to be a hit in folk music clubs and gained more fame in 1986 when he teamed with Des O'Connor on the Skye Boat Song. 'Roger was a heralded painter, a devoted husband, and father.' 'He touched so many hearts with his music throughout his life and will always be in our memories,' the family remembrance said.

As the funeral procession approaches the Castle gates, a massed pipe and drums band from Scotland and Ireland will perform the Skye Boat Song, the theme song on TV show Outlander. After being defeated at the Battle of Culloden in 1746, Bonnie Prince Charlie fled to the Isle of Skye to avoid capture by government troops. The selection of a song that honors the Jacobite rebel who had fought English troops may have raised the eyebrows of a few of the Queen's ancestors. However, the Queen was known for her love of bagpipes and Scotland, and she would almost certainly have heard the soothing and romantic tune many times in her lifetime. When in residence at Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, Balmoral, or Holyroodhouse, she had her own piper play for her for 15 minutes at 9 a.m. every morning. On Sunday night, the Queen's coffin is seen lying in state, right, military forces taking part in final drills along the Long Walk in Windsor.