Bruce Copp obituary

My friend Bruce Copp, who has died aged 100, was a war hero who became a restaurateur in the theatre industry and for a time ran the legendary Establishment club in 1960s Soho, where he became friends with many celebrities.

Born in Penarth in Glamorgan, Bruce was raised in Weston-super-Mare in Somerset by his hotelier father, Thomas, and theatre-loving mother, Florence (nee Holbrook). After leaving St Johns school in Weston-super-Mare he moved to London to work for a firm of drapers as a sales assistant.