The Princes Trust was Jeff's favourite charity. He first got involved by chance when he bid at a charity auction to take me round Highgrove gardens for my birthday. He then investigated the charity and felt it was doing lots of good and that he would like to support it. He believed that with the best possible start in life ie strong family, love and support, any one who worked hard enough could achieve their dreams. He was lucky enough to have that start in life and he wanted to be able to help others less fortunate in their beginnings to have that support to allow them to succeed as well. Recently I was encouraging him to become a mentor for the Princes Trust and I think if he had got bored with the motor racing [which he loved]that is something he would have gone on to do. He loved to make a difference to people, it was his "mission statement". He helped many who then became friends, encouraging, advising and even slightly bullying them to start in business or achieve whatever their dream was. He also greatly enjoyed the challenge of fathering two teenage daughters whom he treated as grown ups. He would calmly ask them many questions to allow them to work things out themselves instead of laying down the rules.This was another kind of mentoring. Also I know he took an interest in peoples' well being far beyond the business spectrum:he was very generous of himself and with his time. As a family,whilst we are of course infinitely sad to lose him, if any benefit through the Princes Trust can come from this tragedy then it will be of some comfort to us. Rachel, Milly and Pippa Leadley 4th June 2010