Mary Soames, Baroness Soames
Mary Soames, Baroness Soames LG DBE FRSL (born Mary Spencer-Churchill; 15 September 1922 – 31 May 2014) was the youngest of the five children of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Winston Churchill and his wife Clementine. Until her death, she was their only surviving child.[1]
Soames was born in Chartwell, Westerham, Kent. She was married to Christopher Soames, Baron Soames or The Lord Soames from 1947 until his death in 1987. The two had five children, Nicholas, Emma, Jeremy, Charlotte and Rupert.
Soames died after a short illness on 31 May 2014 in London, aged 91.[2]
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With her father at the Potsdam Conference, 1945
Junior commander Mary Churchill at the British Victory Parade in Berlin, 21 July 1945
Christopher and Mary Soames in Lenzerheide, February 1947
Christopher and Mary Soames' grave at St Martin's Church, Bladon, in 2015
Ruban de l'Ordre de l'Empire Britannique (Militaire)
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Defence Medal 1945 Ribbon
Ribbon bar: War Medal 1939-1945 (Great Britain). Based on PD picture made by User:Lubicz from pl-wiki.
Zimbabwean Independence Medal,1980 ribbon
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References
- ↑ "An Interview with Mary Soames". The Churchill Centre and Museum. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ↑ Lady Soames, Winston Churchill's last surviving child, dies aged 91. 1 June 2014. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/10868042/Lady-Soames-Winston-Churchills-last-surviving-child-dies-aged-91.html. Retrieved 1 June 2014.