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Alec, who had an artistic streak, could even spare the time to arrange the flowers, an operation he performed with admirable good taste.  This was because Elizabeth was not only his wife and hostess but also his efficient secretary, the recorder of his engagements, the warden of his leisure and the guardian of his privacy.  At the same time she proved an affectionate and considerate mother to her four children.

Obituary  Lady Home of the Hirsel, 1909-1990, wife of Prime Minister Alec Douglas Hume and daughter of Cyril Alington, headmaster of Eton College