After being diagnosed with a number of health complications — including prostate cancer, arthritis, and heart disease — Major Ronald Ferguson passed away in 2003. This would come just five years after the death of his ex-wife, Susan Barrantes. Ronald's children attended the funeral to celebrate his life.
According to Hello! magazine, the service was held at the All Souls' Church in Dummer, Hampshire. The ceremony was only attended by close family members such as Susan Deptford, while also including members of the royal family such as Prince Andrew and King Charles III. Sarah Ferguson attended alongside her siblings Jane, Andrew, Alice, and Elizabeth Ferguson. Sarah's daughter Princess Beatrice also attended the ceremony, whereas Princess Eugenie couldn't make it due to school. In addition to a Thanksgiving service at All Saints' Church in Odiham, those in attendance followed his "unique" wish to avoid wearing black and ended the service with a cover of the theme song from the BBC radio show "Sports Report." At the funeral, Lord Palumbo gave a speech in place of Sarah and Jane to express their fondness for their father. "When we were small, Dad would flood us with birthday cards 'signed' by the cat, dog, ponies, house, and car," he recited. "The rhododendron bush was very loyal indeed, we recall."
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