Peter Lange, the brother of the late former Prime Minister David Lange, worked at Buckingham Palace with his wife in the 1970s as one of the household's official silver polishers.
Peter is also an artist and teacher in the ceramic arts scene, and in 2016 he was named a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his decades of work.
The Union flag flies half mast as people gather to mark the death of Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace on September 9, 2022 in London, England. Photo: Samir Hussein/WireImage / Getty Images
