Winston Churchill has died

[Johnny_L.A]

Here.

Winston Churchill, grandson of the famous British leader during World War II and a lifelong pilot, died at his home in London. He had prostate cancer.

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Some of his fondest aviation memories involved midnight flights to transport medical patients around Europe free of charge. He was a recipient of such flights last year when he needed transportation for cancer treatments. He was the son of Randolph Churchill and Pamela Digby, later known as Pamela Harrison, U.S. ambassador to France.

[The_Second_Stone]

Pamela Harriman?

[Hal_Briston]

Wow, for a second there I thought I was a whole lot worse with history than I actually am.

[Lightnin]

@Hal_Briston

Wow, for a second there I thought I was a whole lot worse with history than I actually am.

You and me, both.

[CalMeacham]

Don’t be absurd!
Winston Churchill died back in 1947.

Winston Churchill (novelist)

[Polycarp]

@The_Second_Stone

Pamela Harriman?

The Hon. Pamela Beryl Digby Churchill Hayward Harriman – who certainly reprised the real-life role created by her grandmother-in-law Jennie Jerome quite ably.

[LunarPlexus]

Any update to the status of the grandson of Generalissimo Francisco Franco?

[Ludovic]

@LunarPlexus

Any update to the status of the grandson of Generalissimo Francisco Franco?

Still hanging on to dear life. Now, I wonder if Michael Jackson is feeling okay, though?

[LunarPlexus]

@Ludovic

Now, I wonder if Michael Jackson is feeling okay, though?

Hard to get any specifics on his offspring. Mostly what I can find are blanket statements.

[ftg]

@LunarPlexus

Any update to the status of the grandson of Generalissimo Francisco Franco?

Well, his great-grandson theoretically could become Louis XX of France someday.

[Dangerosa]

@Polycarp

The Hon. Pamela Beryl Digby Churchill Hayward Harriman – who certainly reprised the real-life role created by her grandmother-in-law Jennie Jerome quite ably.

I have a biography of her. Fascinating woman.

[bonzer]

The obligatory Winston Churchill anecdote is that told by the late Clement Freud, who was a Liberal MP during the 70s and 80s and who once went with him to China in a cross-party delegation of MPs. At each stop on the tour Churchill was always accorded special treatment: best room in each hotel, particular attention from waiters, etc. Miffed, Freud commented on this to one of their hosts, who duly explained “Well, Mr Churchill had such a very famous grandfather.”
Freud subsequently observed that “It is the only occasion in my life when I have been out-grandfathered.”

[LunarPlexus]

@bonzer

The obligatory Winston Churchill anecdote is that told by the late Clement Freud, who was a Liberal MP during the 70s and 80s and who once went with him to China in a cross-party delegation of MPs. At each stop on the tour Churchill was always accorded special treatment: best room in each hotel, particular attention from waiters, etc. Miffed, Freud commented on this to one of their hosts, who duly explained “Well, Mr Churchill had such a very famous grandfather.”
Freud subsequently observed that “It is the only occasion in my life when I have been out-grandfathered.”

Sometimes particular attention from waiters is just particular attention from waiters.