Though they had never enjoyed an easy relationship, Douglas-Home recognised his colleague's stature, and felt his loss politically as well as personally.
على الرغم من أن دوغلاس هوم لم يتمتع أبداً بعلاقة سهلة معه، أعترف بمكانة زميله، وشعر بخسارة سياسية وكذلك شخصية.