And what was of interest to him, of course, was why we had arranged that kind of event, and he understood the importance of faith to communities, and diversity of language, and his life experience reflected that.

And the final word takes me back again to Meirionnydd. He was made Earl of Merioneth, and one of the most interesting events I attended with him was in Aberdovey, at the Outward Bound centre, because he was so committed to the use of the outdoors in order to develop the lives of our young people. And therefore it's a privilege for me, as a Member of Parliament in Westminster for a time when I had opportunities to meet with him, and then later in the House of Lords, and here in the National Assembly for Wales and the Welsh Parliament, to thank him for being Philip Meirionnydd in the Gorsedd of the Bards, and Earl of Merioneth too, and for being a worthy representative of the religious and national diversity of the United Kingdom.

May he rest in peace and rise in glory.