Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, and American Henry Kissinger have arrived at Westminster Abbey to remember the extraordinary life of Lord Carrington.
Sir John Major was also at the service of thanksgiving for the life and work of the politician, who was the last surviving member of Winston Churchill's post-war cabinet, being held in London this afternoon.
Lord Carrington, was the last Tory Foreign Secretary to quit until Boris Johnson resigned, died a month after his 99th birthday last July.
The peer served in every Conservative administration from Winston Churchill to Margaret Thatcher, before quitting on principle in 1982 after failing to anticipate the Argentine invasion of the Falklands.
It is widely considered the most honourable resignation in British political history.
Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, arrives at Westminster Abbey to remember the extraordinary life of Lord Carrington (pictured in 2009)
Henry Kissinger, 95, former United States Secretary of State, arrives at the abbey to attend a service of thanksgiving
Downing Street described his death as 'very sad news', while Theresa May's effective deputy David Lidington paid tribute to a 'career spent in public service'.
Until Boris Johnson left his post over Brexit, Lord Carrington was the last Foreign Secretary to quit his post while in power.
His decision 37 years ago, taken in the aftermath of the Argentine attack on the Falklands, is widely regarded as the most honourable resignation of modern times.
Thatcher tried to dissuade him from stepping down but he refused, saying it had been his personal responsibility to protect the British overseas territory.
He married Iona McClean on 25 April 1942 and they had three children. Lady Carrington died in June 2009, aged 89.
A hereditary peer, Carrington served as an agriculture minister in Churchill's post-Second World War government.
Former leader of the Liberal Democrats Sir Menzies 'Ming' Campbell (left) and Former leader of the Liberal Party David Steel arrived together for the service
Conservative MP Peter Bottomley and former Tory chancellor Lord Lamont remembered the life and times of the later peer
He went on told hold several of the top jobs in British government, including defense secretary and foreign secretary, until he quit.
But the Falklands resignation wasn't the end of his career.
He served as the 6th Secretary General of NATO between 1984 and 1988, and is credited with stopping a war between Greece and Turkey in 1987.
He had previously chaired the Lancaster House talks in 1979 which led to the establishment of the state of Zimbabwe, and later served as secretary general of Nato from 1984-88.
The Eton-educated hereditary peer was a tank commander in the Grenadier Guards during the Second World War, winning the Military Cross in the North-Western Europe campaign.
Israeli Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Mark Legev, and Lord Robertson, the 10th Secretary General of NATO from 1999 to 2004, attend the memorial service
After his death in July former PM David Cameron said: 'Peter Carrington was a lovely man and a great public servant.
'It was a huge honour having him to Chequers and listening to his stories of working with every Conservative leader from Winston Churchill onwards. Kindness and brilliance in equal measure; he'll be deeply missed.'
And Sir John Major, who was at today's service, said he felt 'immensely privileged' to have known Carrington.
'There are some of whom it is easy to say 'I was proud to have known him',' said Sir John. 'Peter Carrington was one such.
'In war and in peace, he served our country with courage, grace and distinction. He never fell beneath the dignity of his office, yet leavened public life with an irreverent wit that delighted all who worked with him.
'The country has lost one of its greatest post-war statesmen. I not only feel proud to have known him, I feel immensely privileged.'
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