Death and Funeral
Patrick Leigh Fermor was noted for his strong physical constitution. Although in his last years he suffered from tunnel vision and wore hearing aids he remained physically fit up to his death and dined at table on the last evening of his life. For the last few months of his life he suffered from a tumour, and in early June 2011 he underwent a tracheotomy. As death was close, he expressed a wish to die in England and returned there on 9 June 2011. He died the following day, aged 96, following this short battle with cancer.
The funeral took place at St Peter's Church, Dumbleton, on 16 June 2011. A Guard of Honour was provided by serving and former members of the Intelligence Corps, and a bugler from the Irish Guards sounded the Last Post and reveille. Leigh Fermor is buried next to his wife in the churchyard at Dumbleton.
John Murray announced it will publish the final volume of his Leigh Fermor's journey to Constantinople in 2013, drawing from his diary at the time and an early draft he wrote in the 1960s.
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