Parkinson Smith, Ronald William, brother of Kenneth John Hamilton Smith (qv); b. 21 Apr. 1913; adm. May 1927 (A); left Apr. 1931; 2nd Lieut. RA (TA) May 1931, Lieut. 1934; since 1934 known as Norman Parkinson, with international reputation as photographer; worked for Vogue and Life magazines, since 1978 exclusively in New York for Town & Country magazine; officially photographed almost every member of British and European royalty, particularly HM the Queen Mother and the Princess Royal; hon. FRPS, hon. FIIP; CBE 1981; resident and pig farmer for many years in Tobago, W. Indies, perfecting his own variety of pork sausage, the "Parkinson Banger"; m. Jan. 1945 Wenda Rogerson, actress, d. of William Albert Rogerson MRCS, of Little Saling, Essex; d. in Malaysia 15 Feb. 1990.
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- https://collections.westminster.org.uk/index.php/ashburnham