25 Mind-Blowing Facts About Sir Winston Churchill
The man who seemingly lived by the motto: "Why wear clothes when a birthday suit will do?"
"Let us therefore grace ourselves to our duties, and so bear ourselves, that if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say, 'This was their finest hour'." These are the famous words of Sir Winston Churchill, delivered in June 1940, following Britain's successful evacuation of their military forces from Dunkirk following the fall of France during World War II. Part of just one of the numerous orations the former British Prime Minister gave during his lifetime, which came to be known as the "Churchillian speeches", he is fondly remembered around the world for helping lead the Allies to victory against Nazi Germany. Churchill, who in a 2002 BBC poll was named as the "Greatest Briton" in history, served two spells as Prime Minister, first between May 1940 and July 1945, and then he returned for a second stint between October 1951 and April 1955. Adored by the British public, Churchill was given a state funeral by Queen Elizabeth II when he died at the age of 90 on January 24, 1965. But despite so much being known about Churchill's famous speeches and his various leadership accomplishments during World War II, some of his private characteristics remain less-well publicised. For example, it is not widely known that Churchill has had two albums in the UK charts, that he painted close to 600 artworks during his lifetime, or that he accidentally flashed US President Franklin D Roosevelt... So here are 25 mind-blowing facts about Sir Winston Churchill.