Heathrow Porters’ Wreath For Niven

At English actor David Niven’s funeral in 1983, the largest wreath did not come from royalty or film studios but from the porters at Heathrow Airport. They attached a card that read, “To the finest gentleman who ever walked through these halls. He made a porter feel like a king.” The message summed up how staff who met him in passing remembered his manners and warmth.

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