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Churchill and the Crown

Ted Powell charts the wartime leader’s lifelong relationship with the Crown, and how successive monarchs shaped both his political fortunes and Britain’s destiny

• Jon Bauckham

Published: July 27, 2026 at 9:16 AM

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Sir Winston Churchill was a passionate defender of Britain’s monarchy – but that didn’t mean he always saw eye to eye with the royals themselves.

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Jon Bauckham talks to Ted Powell about Churchill’s complex relationship with the Crown – from his clashes with George V and controversial support for Edward VIII, to his role in guiding the young Elizabeth II through the early years of her reign.

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Jon BauckhamDigital commissioning editor

Jon Bauckham is the digital commissioning editor at HistoryExtra

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