Sylvia Darley, loyal secretary to Sir Malcolm Sargent who founded the cancer charity in his name – obituary

Sylvia Darley, who has died aged 100, spent almost two decades as secretary to Sir Malcolm Sargent, the flamboyant chief conductor of the BBC Proms; after his death in 1967 she founded the Sir Malcolm Sargent Cancer Fund for Children, providing practical assistance for young cancer sufferers and their families.

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