Eventing commentator Justin Llewelyn dies

Justin Llewelyn. © Kit Houghton

FEI steward together with eventing commentator Justin Llewelyn died in Lincolnshire at the weekend after suffering from sick wellness for a year.

Llewelyn, who died on Saturday, was 59.

Born inwards London to Celtic parents – his begetter was Welsh together with his woman bring upwards Irish Gaelic – Llewelyn was an FEI Steward, together with was also Steward General for all disciplines inwards Great UK for many years. In his business office equally FEI Steward, he was inwards accuse of the mixed zone – where athletes are interviewed yesteryear the media post-competition – at the terminal iii Olympic Games inwards Athens, Hong Kong together with London. He was already seriously sick when he was working inwards Greenwich, but was determined non to fille the necessitate chances of officiating at his dwelling Games.

Llewelyn’s twenty-four lx minutes menstruum chore was equally build ambassador at the champagne house, Taittinger, together with he was the British Consul General for the Ordre des Coteaux de Champagne, the official fraternity of the champenoise. He was good known equally a knowledgeable together with authoritative commentator at all the major British Equus caballus trials, including Badminton, Burghley, Bramham, Blenheim, Gatcombe together with Chatsworth, together with was never happier than when he was inwards the commentary box alongside his regular colleagues Mike Tucker, Giles Rowsell together with Richard Clapham.

Llewelyn’s begetter was the much-loved actor, Desmond Llewelyn, who played Q inwards the James Bond films for to a greater extent than than xxx years. Justin went to the same schoolhouse – Radley College – equally his famous father, together with was a leading lite inwards the school’s phase productions, but inwards afterwards life he oftentimes said that commentating was the nearest he got to realising his theatrical ambitions.

“We necessitate maintain to rest calm together with reasoned together with non larn over-excited, which tin live quite a skill,” he said inwards a media interview inwards 2008. “But my begetter was an business office instrumentalist together with commentating is the nearest I larn to my ain theatrical career. I mean value I’ve taken all the acting knack from my begetter together with transferred it to the commentary box.”

He was a generous sponsor of equestrian sport through his contacts inwards the champagne industry. His terminal major appearance on the international contest scene was at Burghley terminal September.

“Justin was a larger than life grapheme inwards every way,” FEI Eventing & Olympic Director Catrin Norinder said. “He was such a familiar face, together with a familiar voice, on the eventing circuit together with was incredibly generous, both alongside his fourth dimension together with alongside sponsorship. The eventing scene inwards UK together with internationally won’t live the same without him, together with nor volition the mixed zones at time to come Olympic Games. He volition live much missed.”

Justin Llewelyn is survived yesteryear his married adult woman Claire, together with daughters Charlotte together with Rosamund. Claire shares Justin’s dearest of eventing, together with gave a dwelling to the retired exceed consequence horses Shear H20, Shear L’Eau together with Ringwood Cockatoo together with rode them inwards dressage competitions.

His funeral volition live held this calendar week together with a memorial service is planned for early on 2013.

 

 

 

 

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