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She very quickly married Duncan Sandys, in September 1935, a Conservative MP who became one of Churchill’s few loyal supporters in the ‘wilderness years’ of the late 1930s. Together they had a son, Julian, in 1936, and daughters Edwina in 1938 and Celia in 1943. She served in the Women’s Royal Naval Service during the War.
- A Delightful Autobiography
- Growing Up A Sandys
- Travel and Travail
- All That Life Can Give
- The Author
- Further Reading
What a charming and revealing memoir this is from Winston Churchill’s granddaughter, Celia Sandys. Churchill could never count among his blessings a quiet, serene family life into which to retreat from the hurly burly of politics and war. His loving wife, Clementine, was often exhausted. His political life bounced from wilderness years to periods i...
At school, Celia excelled in sports, particularly swimming, and she confesses to several “scrapes.” But she was unprepared for earning her own living: “I left with the sort or education I might have received from a governess before the war…. [M]y parents did not encourage me to stay on….” But they did send her to Paris, where she spent two terms at...
In 1963, after the divorce, her father became secretary of state for the Colonies under Prime Minister Alec Douglas-Home. He invited Celia to accompany him on a tour or Kenya and Zanzibar. to celebrate their independence. She was delighted to go and writes, “I had an amazing time.” Staying in British official residences, she threw herself into the ...
Celia married twice more, the third time to Major General Ken Perkins, a likable man who proved the enduring partner she had often wished for. Sandys has three sons and daughter. And she has worked hard, writing several books about Churchill, including Chasing Churchill, basis for a PBS film on her grandfather’s travels. She also appeared on the TV...
Cita Stelzer graduated from Barnard College and was a special aide to New York Mayor John Lindsay and Governor Hugh Carey, before joining an economic consulting firm specializing in regulatory policy. She is the author of two works on Sir Winston: Dinner with Churchill: Policy-Making at the Dinner Table (2013) and Working with Winston: The Unsung W...
Cita Stelzer, “Sarah Churchill: A New Biography of ‘The Mule’ by Miranda Brooke,” 2021. Cita Stelzer, “Getting to Know You”: First Dinners with Winston Churchill,” upcoming, 2022. Raymond A. Callahan, “Rachel Trethewey Ponders the Lives of Diana, Sarah and Mary Churchill,” 2021.
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Jun 28, 2021 · Winston Churchill himself was often a trial to Clementine, who often needed extensive breaks to recover from the stress of living with him. But she in turn was a difficult mother, especially to her eldest daughter Diana. Clementine and she had difficulty understanding and connecting to one another. Diana and Sarah had multiple marriages.
Feb 13, 2019 · Diana Churchill was a British officer and the oldest daughter of Winston Churchill. Check out this biography to know about her childhood, family, personal life, death, etc. The Famous People
Apr 12, 2000 · Born in 1943 within the shadow of Parliament to the MP and government minister Duncan Sandys, and Diana, eldest daughter of Churchill, Celia like her elder sister Edwina, the painter and sculptor ...
Nov 26, 2023 · The eldest, Diana, was born on July 11, 1909 (per John Pearson's "The Private Lives of Winston Churchill" ). As she came into the world, Churchill proudly told David Lloyd George, "She is the image of me." According to the International Churchill Society, Churchill was one to spoil his children, while Clementine acted as disciplinarian.
Diana was always much closer to her father than her mother. When Clementine was away, Winston’s eldest daughter often kept him company.The newspapers described her as his special ‘chum’ who could always cheer him up. They shared a passion for politics. As a teenager, Diana showed a precocious interest in political ideas.
