My father-in-law, David Haggan, who has died aged 91, was born into a modest Belfast background but liked to say that he had a privileged childhood. As an air cadet David trained at Newtownards, where the Marquess of Londonderry kept his Tiger Moth. RAF entry helped David secure a place at university, first at St Andrews and then at Queen’s in Belfast. During the 1960s he rose to be assistant chief crown solicitor for Northern Ireland. Knowing everyone helped in his role as barrister in the attorney general’s office in London, advising on Northern Ireland affairs.

Source: The Guardian November 15, 2017 18:11 UTC