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A Cambridge University cleric who gave readings each year at the televised King's College Chapel carol service has been found dead at his home. | A Cambridge University cleric who gave readings each year at the televised King's College Chapel carol service has been found dead at his home. |
The Reverend Ian Thompson, Dean of Chapel at King's College, died at his house in Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, on Thursday afternoon. | The Reverend Ian Thompson, Dean of Chapel at King's College, died at his house in Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire, on Thursday afternoon. |
He had been involved in the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, broadcast each Christmas Eve, since 2005. | He had been involved in the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols, broadcast each Christmas Eve, since 2005. |
The death is not being treated as suspicious, police said. | The death is not being treated as suspicious, police said. |
The cleric was born in Glasgow and educated for the most part in Scotland. | The cleric was born in Glasgow and educated for the most part in Scotland. |
He was a graduate of the University of Aberdeen and was a commanding officer in the Salvation Army for many years before being ordained in 1994. | |
A university spokesman declined to comment. | A university spokesman declined to comment. |