“The Art of Diplomacy” To Feature Over 30 Works from Private and Public Collections
More than 30 paintings by Sir Winston Churchill, many of which have never appeared in public, will be on display in a historic exhibition, “The Art of Diplomacy: Winston Churchill and the Pursuit of Painting” at the Millennium Gate Museum in Atlanta from October 3, 2014 to February 1, 2015. The landmark exhibition is being presented by Atlanta resident and Churchill great-grandchild Duncan Sandys in collaboration with Millennium Gate founder Rodney Mims Cook, Jr. and Curator Josephine E. Cook. Many of the works, as well as other never-before-exhibited Churchill memorabilia including photographs, letters, films, and personal belongings, are being lent by Sandys and other members of the Churchill family from their private collections. Read More >
Commemorating the life of our late Patron, The Lady Soames LG DBE, the first-ever special edition of Finest Hour will be published next month. Mary, the last surviving child of Winston Churchill, touched many lives and witnessed much history firsthand before she passed away at the age of 91 on May 31st. The outpouring of condolences and memories has been overwhelming. Finest Hour editor Richard M. Langworth has assembled fifty of these reminiscenses to mark this milestone event. This will be a unique issue for a unique lady. 
Venerable French Champagne house Pol Roger recently released the highly-anticipated 2002 vintage of their legendary Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill. Pol Roger describes this cuvée as robust and mature, much like the man himself, and notes it is modeled after their 1928 vintage, Churchill’s personal favorite that he purchased annually by the case. Cuvée Sir Winston Churchill has been Pol Roger’s prestige label for several decades. Released for the first time in 1975, this cuvée has produced 13 more vintages since that time. 
Churchill Archives Director Allen Packwood is the author of “The Lion and the Lioness”, a chapter in the recently published new edition of What Jackie Taught Us by Churchill Centre Trustee and writer/businesswoman Tina Santi Flaherty. The new edition commemorates the 20th anniversary of Mrs. Kennedy’s death in 1994.
When Churchill and his First Lord of the Admiralty A.V. Alexander together visited Trinity House on 7 January 1941, the Prime Minister could not resist lighting up one of his ubiquitous cigars. Result: Churchill, who was sworn an Elder Brother of Trinity House when he himself was First Lord in 1913, was fined twelve pence for violating a by-law laid down in 1660. However, being short of ready cash, Churchill turned to Alexander to supply him the necessary shilling. 
