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Churchill’s letter to Mamma

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January 1, 1970

Despite his reliance on his nanny, Churchill missed his parents when they were away. Here he writes to ‘Mamma’, during one of his stays at Blenheim, thanking her for presents of ‘soldiers and flags and castles’ and sending her ‘a great many kisses’.

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