By the Editor – my apologies but as a result of an oversight on my behalf I failed to add this very helpful explanation in letters to the Editor in the last edition of this journal. Sir, – As the Trustees of the Royal Navy Trophy Fund we were intrigued to read the article The Family Silver by Tearless in your last edition (NR 110/1 p80). We felt it would be appropriate to dispel several inaccuracies in the article, in the interests of accuracy, and happily engage in a wider debate on the value of the role that the Trophy Fund plays in our rich cultural heritage. Tearless sets out 3 essential a…