The Archive · 1941

Daughters of Distinction

Winston Churchill's eldest child is his daughter Diana, who is married to Duncan s. He is a member of the little group members of Parliament inside the Ca his pre-war opposition to the Neville Cham-arty who revolved rot 1 perla, government. Mrs. Sandys. like other, women in these islands today, herself with running her house k, from knitting to Mrs. Oliver doing scenes from speare, including the balcony scene from "Romeo and Juliet.

The youngest of the Churchills is Mary. aged 18. The war interrupted her plans for a conventional London coming-out. Like other girls of her age, se is engaged in war work of "all Kinds. Recently she appeared and made her first speech at War Weapons Week functions which were held all over England to raise money for the war effort. Her engagement to Viscount Duncannon, son of the Earl of Bessborough, has been reported in the British press. pick her up she rose and walked away t she was perfectly all right.

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