5 DECEMBER 1925, Page 3

We regret that a few hours after the funeral service

for the Queen Mother, Canon Westlake., di-2d from a heart attack at the, early age of forty-six. He and West- minster Abbey were most happily associated and his appointment as " Custodian " was ideal: He was a scholarly antiquary with a light touch that made all his writings attractive as well as learned. His great book on. the Abbey, its long history as a centre of our nation and its rich and rare treasures, is a work of immense value. His smaller archaeological books have added much to the popular knowledge of the Abbey and City of Westminster.