Jonathan, Are we sure this was Lord Londonderry? Have always thought it was Edward VIII, later Duke of Windsor.
Sarah Churchill reports in her THREAD IN THE TAPESTRY (41): “... my father received a note from a friend of royal lineage which said: 'Dear Winston, Thank you for your book, I have put it on the shelf with the others.' The family, on being told this by my mother, collapsed in laughter. It evoked for us the famous story of what George III, the then Duke of Gloucester, is supposed to have said to Mr Gibbon: 'Another damned thick square book! Always scribble, scribble, eh Mr Gibbon?'" Note her description of “a friend of royal lineage.” Manchester in his LAST LION vol. II apparently mixed this up when he said (p18) that the remark was from the Duke of Gloucester. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ChurchillChat" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/churchillchat?hl=en.
