After Dinner Speakers: Lord Patrick Lichfield, Tom Farmer, Micheal McShane

Lord Patrick Lichfield first took to the camera at the age of six. His first pictures of The Queen were taken when he was playing in a cricket match against Eton. After seven years as a regular soldier he left to become, for the next three years, an assistant in a commercial London studio, working mainly as a darkroom technician. After starting on his own in the early 1960s he found an increasing demand for editorial work, most immediately Life and Queen magazine, and many national newspapers. His greatest break came when he was given a five-year contract with American Vogue. Advertising commissions include fashion, automobile, tobacco, cosmetic, pharmaceutical, airline and other accounts, most notably Burberry’s and Olympus Cameras. He has had many exhibitions and publications throughout the world and is wonderfully adept at relating memorable events from his fascinating career.