Nigel Loring (surgeon)
Sir John Nigel Loring was an Apothecary to British Royalty. The son of Nele and Mabel Alice Loring, he was born 31 August 1896. He was a seventh great grandson to New England immigrant Thomas Loring. His great great grandfather Joshua Loring had been a United Empire Loyalist and from his great great grandfather's generation this branch of the family returned to the British Isles.Education and war
He studied at the Royal Naval College, Osborne, and Tonbridge School. He served in both world wars.Apothecary
He became an Apothecary to the household of members of the British Royal Family. From 1953 he was Apothecary to the household of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.Family
In 1932 he married Sylvia Blakeney-Booth. They had two daughters. He died in 1979.
