Diana Churchill

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Diana Churchill (11 July 1909 – 20 October 1963) was the eldest daughter of Sir Winston Churchill and Clementine Churchill (née Hozier).

On 12 December 1932, she married the baronet Sir John Milner Bailey, but the marriage was unsuccessful and they divorced in 1935. On 16 September 1935, she married the Conservative politician, Duncan Sandys. After having three children, that marriage also ended and they were divorced in 1960.

She gained the rank of officer between 1939 and 1945 in the Women's Royal Naval Service. On 11 April 1962, her name was legally changed back to Diana Churchill.

Diana suffered several nervous breakdowns and she committed suicide by taking an overdose of barbiturates in 1963 at the age of 54. She is buried with her parents and siblings at St Martin's Church, Bladon, near Woodstock, Oxfordshire.

[edit] Children

Children of Diana Churchill and Rt. Hon. Duncan Sandys:

• Honourable Julian Sandys (19 September 1936 – 15 August 1997)
• Honourable Edwina Sandys (b. 22 December 1938)
• Honourable Celia Sandys (b. 18 May 1943)

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