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Mr Craker served with the Metropolitan Police for 35 years, retiring in 2001.

He was awarded the Royal Victorian Order – an award given to people who have served the monarchy personally.

His sons Graham and James wrote in a tribute: “He was an incredible man – our hero, our rock – and meant everything to us.

“Words can’t describe the pride we feel in how he lived his life so selflessly, not only in his professional career but in his personal life, right up to the very end.”