Cliff Richard has paid a touching tribute following the dying of the good friend and former supervisor he lived with for 30 years.
The 82-year-old singer mentioned Invoice Latham, who was a spiritual research instructor, modified his life ‘totally and utterly’.
‘Pricey all. Yet one more loss,’ he wrote on Fb alongside a black and white image of the pair with American evangelist Billy Graham.
‘This time, somebody I really feel as if I’ve identified ceaselessly has left this life and moved on to a greater one.
Cliff Richard (left) together with his supervisor Invoice Latham (proper), the pair lived collectively for 30 years
Left to proper Invoice Latham, Cliff Richard and the Vicar of the Queens Highway Baptist Church previous to Cliff singing to the congregation in March 1971
‘Many, if not all of you, will know of whom I write … Invoice Latham. He’s the one who led me on to that religious pathway that modified my life totally and utterly.
‘He confirmed me how essential it was to be charitable and in addition be courageous sufficient to talk brazenly of my religion. Invoice was a type of individuals who you could possibly reliably lean on and I did, many occasions.’
Sir Cliff mentioned Mr Latham, who was 84, ‘shall be missed vastly and can reside on within the many hearts of those who cherished and revered him…my coronary heart being certainly one of them’.
He signed off affectionately: ‘God bless you Invoice. You deserve your Relaxation In Peace … Cliff.’
Mr Latham died in hospital this week following a spell of unwell well being, based on a supply. He had reportedly been in hospital for a month.
The pair met within the Nineteen Sixties with Mr Latham shortly shifting in to Sir Cliff’s mansion on the unique St George’s Hill property in Weybridge, Surrey, the place they lived collectively till 1996 when Mr Latham moved out to reside together with his spouse.
Backstage: Cliff Richard on the Royal Albert Corridor with Invoice Latham and Pia Hoffmann
Anybody for tennis? Sir Cliff with Invoice Latham on the Queen’s Membership in London in June 1998
A supply advised the Mail that Sir Cliff purchased Mr Latham a house as a marriage current.
The singer later moved in with John McElynn, a Catholic priest whom he met in New York in 2001, with Sir Cliff claiming: ‘I don’t like dwelling alone, so it’s good if somebody is there with me.’
Mr Latham acted as Sir Cliff’s aide and have become a part of his administration group earlier than retiring on the finish of 2010.
They endured years of rumours about their relationship, with many probing at Sir Cliff’s sexuality. However the singer all the time refuted claims they have been romantically concerned.
Talking in 2008, he mentioned: ‘When Invoice and I lived collectively, there have been all the time tales about what individuals believed our actual relationship was, however what no one realised was that Invoice’s girlfriend was dwelling with us, too.
‘No person requested about that, not that it was anybody else’s enterprise. When Invoice determined to maneuver out, it was as a result of he and his girlfriend wished to be alone collectively, easy as that.’
The singer had relationships within the Nineteen Sixties with actress Una Stubbs and dancer Jackie Irving in addition to tennis participant Sue Barker in 1982.
