Last Surviving Child of Famed British PM Churchill Dies

Award-winning British author Lady Mary Soames, the last surviving child of legendary Prime Minister Winston Churchill, has died at age 91. Her son and member of parliament Nicholas Soames called her a distinguished writer who led a distinguished life. Her service during World War II included working as an aide to her father as he, U.S. President Harry Truman and Soviet leader Josef Stalin planned a post-war Europe. Soames also wrote a prize-winning biography of her...

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