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Winston Churchill’s WWII painting gets put up for auction by owner Angelina Jolie… and it’s expected to fetch up to £2.5m Painting by Sir Winston Churchill put up for sale by current owner Angelina Jolie He painted it during the Second World War and gave it to Franklin D Roosevelt Artwork Tower of the Koutoubia … Read more
Churchill race row… at Churchill College: Critics slam ‘idiotic’ plan to debate wartime leader’s views on empire and race at Cambridge Churchill College Cambridge conducting ‘reassessment’ of Winston Churchill Academic debate will feature speakers including critics of the British Empire Leader’s monument was defaced with the words ‘was a racist’ last June By Andrew Levy … Read more
Paintings by Sir Winston Churchill have sharply risen in value following The Crown, which offered an insight into the war-time Prime Minister’s life. The popular Netflix drama gave a generous portrayal of Churchill, played by John Lithgow, 69, as a major guiding light for the young Queen Elizabeth, reminding her of her duties before leaving … Read more
Wake up and smell the roses. There’s a beautiful world of gardens at Britain’s ravishing historic homes waiting to be explored, from wisteria-covered walls to wonderful water features and bewitching woods where you’ll lose all sense of time. Here’s our pick of the best. ‘A day away from Chartwell is a day wasted,’ Sir Winston … Read more
National Trust members slam board for ‘defaming’ Winston Churchill’s memory with its ‘woke agenda’ report that detailed properties’ slavery and colonial links in stormy AGM New 115-page report found over 90 National Trust properties had links to slavery Members criticised the charity’s directors for pursuing ‘a witch hunt’ One woman said she was cancelling membership, … Read more
Sir Winston’s Churchill’s legacy will be reviewed by the Imperial War Museum as bosses examine his views on ‘sensitive topics’ in wake of the Black Lives Matter movement. Internal documents reveal discussions are taking place at the museum that holds the Churchill War Rooms. Museum bosses have called for examination into the wartime leader’s views after … Read more
President Donald Trump’s team is struggling to decide who will have to tell him he’s lost the election as Joe Biden appears on the cusp of securing the White House. Biden took the lead in Pennsylvania and Georgia Friday morning as votes were counted overnight. There is no path to victory for President Trump without … Read more
President Donald Trump’s team is struggling to decide who will have to tell him he’s lost the election as Joe Biden appears on the cusp of securing the White House. Biden took the lead in Pennsylvania and Georgia Friday morning as votes were counted overnight. There is no path to victory for President Trump without … Read more
Winston Churchill’s granddaughter says she has voted for Joe Biden as she slams Donald Trump for comparing himself to the wartime leader and calls him ‘a spoiled child’ Churchill’s granddaughter Edwina Sandys blasted Donald Trump for ‘inaction and lies about the COVID-19 crisis’ She took on Trump’s repeated comparisons to her grandfather Said Churchill never … Read more
Once used as a top secret base where Winston Churchill formed the final plans for D-Day and met with ministers and allied leaders, Droxford Station is now for sale. The property is steeped in history but is mostly famed for its use by Churchill in June 1944 where the victory strategy for World War II was … Read more