Original sentence: Lasantha Wickrematunge was the youngest of six children born to Haris Wickrematunge, a prominent politician and the uncle of Desmond Lorenz de Silva husband of Princess Katarina Karadjordjevic  He had served as a Colombo municipal councilor for the best part of 30 years, was at one time the Deputy Mayor, and was known for his transparency in dealing with the press, even opening confidential files for reporters
Edited sentence: Lasantha Wickrematunge was the youngest of six children born to Haris Wickrematunge, a prominent politician and the uncle of Desmond Lorenz de Silva husband of Princess Katarina KaradjordjevicHe had served as a Colombo municipal councilor for the best part of 30 years, was at one time the Deputy Mayor, and was known for his transparency in dealing with the press, even opening confidential files for reporters