Tributes paid to Berkshire newlyweds killed in Uganda terrorist attack

Tributes have been paid to a couple who were killed on their honeymoon in Uganda in a “cowardly terrorist attack”.

A British businessman, David Barlow, his wife Celia, a South African-born hotel executive, and their Ugandan guide were driving through the Queen Elizabeth national park on Tuesday when they were attacked and killed by a group linked to Islamic State.

The couple, who lived in Hampstead Norreys, a village near Newbury in Berkshire, were married in South Africa on Saturday and had been in Uganda on their honeymoon, according to local people.

Barlow ran a wood yard in nearby Hermitage and was chair of Hampstead Norreys parish council and the local cricket club. Reports said his wife was formerly Celia Geyer and was a hotel executive.

Richard Davies, warden at St Mary’s church in the village, where candles were lit after the attack, told the PA news agency: “They’ll be dreadfully missed.

Read more: The Guardian (UK)