On May 10, CHARLES THORNE, aged 83, founder of Thorne Jewellers, was called to meet the Risen Lord, comforted by the rites of Holy Church.

He leaves to mourn his loss his dear, beloved wife Rita, his children Anna and her husband Marċell, Joe widower of Antoinette, Clyde and his wife Graziella, his sister Ġuża, his sisters-in-law Catherine and Josephine, his grandchildren, Simonetta, Stephania, Sarah, Sephora, Brendon, Martina and Carl, other relatives and friends.