Today’s birthdays

Dame Vera Lynn, singer, is 101; Sir Arnold Burgen, Master of Darwin College, Cambridge, 1982-89, 96; Sir David Montgomery, Lord-lieutenant for Perth and Kinross, 1996-2006, 87; the Most Rev Mario Joseph Conti, Archbishop Emeritus of Glasgow; RC Archbishop of Glasgow, 2002-12, 84; Sir Clive Martin, Lord Mayor of London, 1999-2000, 83; Lord Saville of Newdigate, a former Justice of The Supreme Court, 82; Sir Harry Solomon, Chairman, Hillsdown Holdings, 1987-93, 81; Mr Brian Mulroney, Prime Minister of Canada, 1984-93, 79; the Rt Rev Alan Harper, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, 2007-12, 74; Mr Tim Yeo, former Conservative MP, 73; Sir Fraser Morrison, civil engineer, 70; Lt Gen Sir Andrew Ridgway,

Lieutenant Governor of Jersey, 2006-11, 68; Mr Madan Lal, former India cricketer, 67; Prof

Sir David Greenaway, Vicechancellor of the University of Nottingham, 2008-17, 66; Baroness Ashton of Upholland, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, 2009-14, 62; Mr Justice

Haddon-cave 62; Miss Yvette Cooper, MP, 49; Mr Greg Searle, rower; Olympic gold medallist, coxed pairs, Barcelona 1992, bronze medallist coxless four, Atlanta 1996, and men’s eight, London 2012, 46; and Mr James

Foad, rower; Olympic bronze medallist, men’s eight, London 2012, 31. Today is the anniversary of the death of Marshal Foch in 1929.