He ended the war flying as the King's Messenger, delivering mail for Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill.
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It has been home to countless stars, from Frank Sinatra to Sir Winston Churchill to Katharine Hepburn.
Sir Winston Churchill received four points, as did Edward Heath and Harold Macmillan.
The pair had been involved in a car crash in 1965 after attending the funeral of Sir Winston Churchill.
It will be the first funeral of a British politician the Queen has attended since that of Sir Winston Churchill in 1965.
Monarchs, consorts and distinguished statesmen are traditionally laid in state in Westminster Hall, the last one being Sir Winston Churchill in 1965.
Mr Fletcher said Sir Winston Churchill believed the intelligence led to the allies winning the war in Europe two years earlier than otherwise.
It will be the first time the Queen has attended the funeral of a British prime minister since Sir Winston Churchill's in 1965.
Unlike other known political figures such as Sir Winston Churchill, she said, it was impossible to tell how popular the items would be.
Americans tend to revere our preeminent honorary citizen, Sir Winston Churchill.
He pointed out that the seven hours of parliamentary time allocated contrasted with the single hour MPs devoted to a discussion of Sir Winston Churchill after his death in 1965.
Respect MP George Galloway has criticised the "tidal wave of guff" over Lady Thatcher's death, saying comparisons to Sir Winston Churchill, who led the country during World War II, were "absurd".
The Queen will be in the congregation at St Paul's Cathedral, which will be the first time she has attended the funeral of a British prime minister since that of Sir Winston Churchill in 1965.
All week, over the back of the garden wall, the night air has been filled with the sounds of brass bands, helicopters and Sir Winston Churchill (or at least an actor doing an impression of the great man).
Decades ago, when I first began collecting books and letters by Sir Winston Churchill, she enthusiastically arranged a luncheon for me with one of New York's premier book dealers, who whetted my appetite by selling me, at bargain prices, several outstanding signed Churchill first editions.
As one who was born and bred in the United Kingdom, and privileged to become an American by adoption to live and work and bring up a family in the welcoming shores of the United States it is perhaps inevitable to turn to Sir Winston Churchill, for comfort and inspiration in these perilous times.
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Churchill buffs should note the shot of Sir Winston and his wife stepping out of the Mount Stephen observation car, en route to the 1943 Quebec Conference at which the Allies firmed up their plans for D-Day.
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