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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Time was when the pinnacle of the summer’s musical experiences – certainly from a UK television perspective – was the Last Night of the Proms. Preceded by weeks of more staid performances of classical music which most people did not tune in to, the conclusion of the Proms season, which dates back to 1895, was