Soames, Mary, Dame, 1922 - 2014 (née Churchill, writer, wife of Baron Soames)
Dates
- Existence: 1922 - 2014
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Wife of Baron Soames of Fletching and youngest daughter of Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill
Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence Mary Soames, 1963 - 1968
Lady Churchill's letters to Sir Winston, 1941-08 - 1941-12
Letters from Lady Diana Cooper to Conrad Russell, 1946-01 - 1946-12
Letters from France, chiefly the British Embassy in Paris [France], mainly on entertaining, with other subjects including: the Conference of Foreign Ministers (including Ernest Bevin [Foreign Secretary]); the declining health of "Loulou" [Louise de Vilmorin]; visits from Winston Churchill in Paris and Geneva [Switzerland], July and Aug 1946; Mary Churchill’s engagement to [Arthur] Christopher Soames; the death of Lady Diana’s sister Marjorie, Lady Anglesey.
Letters from Lady Diana Cooper to Conrad Russell, 1947-01 - 1947-03
Letters from France, chiefly the British Embassy in Paris [France], mainly on entertaining, including visits by Rosamond Lehmann and Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh, with other subjects including the wedding of Mary Churchill to [Arthur] Christopher Soames, and the signing of the Treaty of Dunkirk.
"Mary: Bride", 1947-02-11
Photo [at St Margaret's Church, Westminister] shows Mary Churchill [later Mary Soames] wearing a wedding dress and veil holding WSC's arm. WSC is wearing a morning suit and both are smiling.
Memoir of the British Embassy in Paris, 1971-1973, by Sir Roger du Boulay
"My daughter Mary: She's in the Army now", 1941
Head and shoulders portrait of Mary Churchill [later Mary Soames] wearing ATS [Auxiliary Territorial Service] uniform and beret.
"My daughter Mary: She's in the Army now", 1944-06-30
Photo shows WSC sitting in a chair, wearing a metal helmet and holding a pair of large binoculars. CSC, wearing a metal helmet, stands behind him with her fingers in her ears. Mary Churchill leans over WSC, also wearing a metal helmet, pointing to the sky. Anti-aircraft guns and ATS personnel are seen in the distance.
"My daughter Mary: She's in the Army now", 1941-09 - 1941-10
Photo shows Mary Churchill [later Mary Soames] with 3 other ATS [Auxiliary Territorial Services] recruits seated on the grass polishing lace up shoes.
"My daughter Mary: She's in the Army now", 1944-06-30
Photo shows WSC and Mary Churchill, both wearing metal helmets and binoculars round their necks, looking up at the sky. WSC has a cigar in his mouth and Mary is wearing an ATS uniform and shielding her eyes from the sun.
"My daughter Mary: She's in the Army now", 1944
Photo shows Mary Churchill [later Mary Soames], wearing ATS [Auxiliary Territorial Service] uniform and peaked cap, smiling. She is surrounded by uniformed men and women who appear to be celebrating.