Mrs. Thatcher and the Earl's daughter, the Countess, found Batch, greeted members of the Royal family for whom it was a solemn occasion, as well as a celebration for a national hero. Closest to him, perhaps, was Prince Charles, to whom Lord Louis had become a friend and confidant. The statue stands in honour to a man whose achievements touched so many and spanned most areas of public life, but it was his family that close friends led today's celebrations to the memory of Admiral of the Fleet, Lord Louis Mount Fath. Alistair Stewart, News and Term, Whitehall.