Service Of Thanksgiving For Lord Boyce

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 13: (EMBARGOED FOR PUBLICATION IN UK NEWSPAPERS UNTIL 24 HOURS AFTER CREATE DATE AND TIME) Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence attends a Service of Thanksgiving for Admiral The Lord Boyce at Westminster Abbey on July 13, 2023 in London, England. Admiral of the Fleet Lord Michael Boyce (who died aged 79 in November 2022) served as First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff from 1998 until 2001 when he became Chief of Defence Staff. He was appointed an honorary Admiral of the Fleet in 2014 and appointed Vice-Admiral of the United Kingdom in 2021. (Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images)