'Sir Tom was more than a business icon, he was generous with his time'

Spilling the beans on the life of Edinburgh's most revered entrepreneur and philanthropist

A jaunty Sir Tom as Founding Chancellor of Queen Margaret University

Sir Tom Farmer couldn’t stop laughing as he recounted the tale. He was in customary top form, full of beans both literally and metaphorically.

He had gone to his local supermarket the previous evening to buy his evening meal – he was eating solo as his much-loved wife Lady Anne was visit…