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Christopher Soames was not a typical ambassador. Winston Churchill’s son-in-law, a former Member of Parliament and a former Conservative Cabinet minister, he had little diplomatic experience, but a great deal of political savoir faire. He was hence an unusual choice, especially for a Labour government, selected for an unusual moment in Anglo–
Jan 1, 2013 · Christopher Soames was not a typical ambassador. Winston Churchill’s son-in-law, a former Member of Parliament and a former Conservative Cabinet minister, he had little diplomatic experience ...
Mr Christopher Soames. 1920 - September 16, 1987. Constituencies. Bedford February 23, 1950 - March 10, 1966; Titles in Lords. Baron Soames 1978 - September 16, 1987
Oct 1, 2012 · According to the reporting telegramme which Soames sent to the Foreign Office, the President said he wanted the EC to develop into ‘a large economic association, but with a smaller inner council’ – of France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom – at its core. De Gaulle suggested that, if London found such a prospect attractive, the ...
May 1, 2022 · Rupert Christopher Soames OBE (born 18 May 1959) is a British businessman, CEO of the outsourcing company Serco. Early life. Soames was born in Croydon, Surrey, to Lord and Lady Soames. He is a grandson of Sir Winston Churchill, a nephew of the former Defence Secretary Duncan Sandys and Diana Churchill; the journalist Randolph Churchill and the ...
Jul 1, 2022 · Arthur Christopher John Soames, Baron Soames, GCMG, GCVO, CH, CBE, PC (12 October 1920 – 16 September 1987) was a British politician belonging to the Conservative Party and the son-in-law of Winston Churchill. A European Commissioner and the last Governor of Southern Rhodesia, he had previously been the longtime Member of Parliament for ...
September 17, 1987 at 1:00 a.m. EDT. Lord Soames, 66, a British soldier, politician and diplomat who had served as parliamentary private secretary to his father-in-law, Sir Winston Churchill, and ...
