![]() ![]() ![]() After defeating Churchill in the General Elections of 19, Clement Attlee called a snap election on 25 October 1951. Most importantly, Churchill’s expert tutoring of The Queen on the complexities of the law, practices, and politics of constitutional monarchy benefited all who live in the many countries under her sovereigntyĬhurchill became The Queen’s first prime minister largely by chance.Churchill at twenty-five was elected a Member of Parliament, while Elizabeth at twenty-five became Queen (the first Queen Elizabeth was also twenty-five when she became Queen in 1558).The Queen was Churchill’s sixth and final sovereign, while Churchill was the first of The Queen’s thirteen British Prime Ministers to date.Churchill was the United Kingdom’s longest-serving Member of Parliament, while The Queen is the longest-serving monarch.The relationship between Sir Winston Churchill and Queen Elizabeth II is both fascinating and important for many reasons. This article is based on his 2016 address to the Rt Hon Sir Winston Spencer Churchill Society of British Columbia. Roddy Mackenzie is a retired Canadian lawyer, enthusiastic monarchist, and lifelong Churchill admirer. ![]()
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