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Alec Douglas-Home. Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home, Baron Home of the Hirsel, KT, PC ( / ˈhjuːm /; 2 July 1903 – 9 October 1995), styled as Lord Dunglass between 1918 and 1951 and the Earl of Home from 1951 until 1963, was a British statesman and Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1963 to 1964.
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Nov 16, 2019 · Elizabeth appoints family friend Alec Douglas-Home as prime minister, which is not something that pleases her subjects very much. By the episodes end we’ve reached 1964 and the queen has gives ...
The news was even kept a secret from then prime minister Alec Douglas-Home until Margaret Thatcher outed Blunt in the House of Commons in Nov. 1979, per The Guardian. Blunt eventually went on to ...
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The Princess Elizabeth Mary Alexandra was born April 21, 1926 to the Duke and Duchess of York. Her grandfather, King George V was the reigning Monarch and her grandmother was Queen Mary. As a child, then third in line to the throne, she saw two Prime Ministers serve her grandfather, then later her uncle, Edward VIII:
•Stanley Baldwin (November 4, 1924 - June 5, 1929; Conservative Party)
•Ramsay MacDonald (June 5, 1929 - August 24, 1931; Labour Party/August 24, 1931 - June 7, 1935; National Labour Party)
Stanley Baldwin was returned to office on August 24, 1931. During his second term as Prime Minister, King Edward VIII abdicated. Baldwin managed the abdication crisis, which resulted in Elizabeth's father's accession as King George VI. While first in line to the throne, Princess Elizabeth saw four Prime Ministers serve her father, among them her father's favorite, Winston Churchill in his first term as PM. King George V died shortly after Churchill was returned to office; he served the majority of that term as Queen Elizabeth's first Prime Minister.
•John Lithgow appears as 86-year-old Churchill during his second term, but his earlier term is only discussed in dialogue.
The Queen has seen thirteen Prime Ministers in office while the sovereign; one, Harold Wilson, serving two terms separated by Edward Heath's only term. Her current Prime Minister is the now-embattled Teresa May, whose current term will run until 2022, assuming she does not call for an election sooner.
Conservative 1963 to 1964. Sir Alec Douglas-Home only served as Prime Minister for 363 days but he oversaw the abolition of resale price maintenance and took a tough stance in dealing with the ...
Sir Alec Douglas-Home (born July 2, 1903, London, Eng.—died Oct. 9, 1995, The Hirsel, Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scot.) was a British foreign secretary from 1960 to 1963, prime minister from Oct. 19, 1963, to Oct. 16, 1964, and, after the fall of his government, Conservative opposition spokesman in the House of Commons on foreign affairs. He ...
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Alec Douglas-Home was born in Mayfair in 1903, son of Lord Dunglass. His upbringing was conventional: Eton, followed by Christ Church College, Oxford. During the 1920s, he played first-class cricket for Oxford University Cricket Club, Middlesex County Cricket Club, and Marylebone Cricket Club. He also served in the Territorial Army.
