Close to 700 mourners packed into Aberdeen’s Fountainhall Church yesterday to celebrate the life of former Marcliffe Hotel owner Stewart Spence MBE.
The Aberdeen hotelier was remembered as a “true legend” whose 55-year career saw him serving Hollywood stars Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor in Paris, dining with US President Donald Trump in New York, and also persuading former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev to officially open the Marcliffe in 1993.
Mr Spence, who passed away last month aged 77, was fondly remembered in tributes from friends and family for “aiming high and dreaming big”.
After the service, hundreds of mourners were invited back to the Marcliffe Hotel for a reception, where they continued to honour Mr Spence’s remarkable life.
Click here to read full P&J coverage of some of the tributes paid to Mr Spence
