{"id":109631,"date":"2023-02-28T17:42:31","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T17:42:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=109631"},"modified":"2023-02-28T17:42:58","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T17:42:58","slug":"royston-ellis-passes-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/royston-ellis-passes-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Royston Ellis passes away"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">Royston Ellis passes away<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Royston Ellis is no more. Christopher Royston George Ellis (born 10 February 1941), known as Royston Ellis, is an English novelist, travel writer and erstwhile beat poet. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 He passed away at his home in Kaikawala, Sri Lanka on Sunday, Feb.26, 2023. \u00a0 Royston\u2019s funeral will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023 at Maddewela crematorium, Bentota at 2.00pm. \u00a0 May his Soul Rest In Peace!.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-109632\" src=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/George-Ellis-e1677606063798.png\" alt=\"George Ellis\" width=\"600\" height=\"589\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Royston Ellis passes away Royston Ellis is no more. Christopher Royston George Ellis (born 10 February 1941), known as Royston Ellis, is an English novelist, travel writer and erstwhile beat poet. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 He passed away at his home in Kaikawala, Sri Lanka on Sunday, Feb.26, 2023. 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