The intense two-year affair that was mutually enjoyed by Rudi Mercer and Ceran English ended when Mr English was recalled to London to be awarded the KCMG and retirement from his distinguished time spent in diplomatic service to his country. At the age of sixty it was considered that he had done enough good deeds for the Crown, and could now be released to spend his time and influence elsewhere. He joined a leading pharmaceutical company as a market advisor, lent his name to less well-known charities, and saw out the remainder of his days coercing former associates, and their friends, into opening doors that would normally be closed to his multinationally financed corporation. He gave lectures and after luncheon speeches, shunning the after-dinner circuit to spend time with his son wheneve
