Clementine Churchill Archives - Richard M. Langworth

“My Visit to Russia”: Clementine Churchill’s Wartime Travelogue

5 February 2022 Comments 0 Comments

Clementine Churchill dramatic word-picture of Russia’s devastation remind us of Winston’s words to her about war: “I feel more deeply every year—and can measure the feeling here in the midst of arms—what vile and wicked folly and barbarism it all is.”

“To be opened in the event of my death…” Winston Churchill to his Wife, 1915

30 December 2021 Comments 3 Comments

Q: The goodbye letter

I am doing some work for my English AS course and need a comparative piece to go with a poem I am studying. I have tried looking for Winston Churchill’s goodbye letter to his wife but have been unsuccessful. Is there any way I could even have a part of the text of the letter for my studies? —A.S., UK

A: “In the event of my death…”

This was a great and memorable letter. After his removal as First Lord of the Admiralty in 1915, Churchill spent six uneasy months in a sinecure position, unable to influence war policy.…

Unpunctuality: Churchill Tried and Repeatedly Failed to Cure Himself

10 October 2021 Comments 0 Comments

Q: Unpunctuality

I have been told that Churchill arrived late for a meeting with HM The Queen, expressing his regret by saying, “My sincere apologies Madam, I started too late.” But I haven’t found any reference to this. Can you help? —A.P.H., England

A: His perennial vice

Churchill had somewhat cured his unpunctuality in later years, when as prime minister he commanded prompt transportation. He was not known to be late for Queen Elizabeth II. But his unpunctuality was known to have displeased the Prince of Wales, later Edward VII (1901-10). And here is the source of your story.…