A statement from Cancer Relief follows below:

It is with great sadness that Cancer Relief Gibraltar would like to announce the loss of Lady Williams who died on Monday 29th April after a short illness. 

Her husband Admiral Sir David  Williams was Governor from 1982 to 1985. Lady Williams founded this charity in 1983 when  she led a committee who worked over the years to build the foundations for the charity we  know today. We were so pleased to welcome Lady Williams when she last visited the Rock in  2013 in order to attend the official opening of the Cancer Relief Centre in South Barrack Road. 

Lady Williams has left behind a remarkable legacy in that over the past forty years the charity  has supported thousands of people, both patients and their loved ones, affected by cancer in  Gibraltar. It is for this reason that Cancer Relief Gibraltar owes Lady Williams a great debt of  gratitude for all she did for our community. We are so thankful for her contribution to the  development of cancer and palliative care in Gibraltar in those early years. The Board of  Trustees of Cancer Relief Gibraltar, our CEO, our staff and volunteers would like to send their  heartfelt condolences to Lady Williams’ family at this time.