Diana Spencer Churchill

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Diana Spencer Churchill

Birth
London, City of London, Greater London, England
Death
19 Oct 1963 (aged 54)
London, City of London, Greater London, England
Burial
Bladon, West Oxfordshire District, Oxfordshire, England GPS-Latitude: 51.8304596, Longitude: -1.349543
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Eldest daughter of British Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill and Clementine Hozier-Churchill. Having married twice, having 3 children from her second husband, each marriage ended in divorce.

On 12 December 1932, she married John Milner Bailey (15 June 1900 East Grimstead - 13 February 1946 Cape Town, South Africa) (became the Bailey baronet Sir John Milner Bailey, 2nd Bt), but the marriage was unsuccessful and they divorced in 1935. On 16 September 1935, she married the Conservative politician, Duncan Sandys (later in life The Lord Duncan-Sandys). After having three children, that marriage also ended and they were divorced in 1960.
On 11 April 1962, her name was legally changed back to Diana Churchill.

Diana committed suicide in 1963 and is buried with the Churchill family at St. Martin's Church, Bladon, Oxfordshire.
Eldest daughter of British Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill and Clementine Hozier-Churchill. Having married twice, having 3 children from her second husband, each marriage ended in divorce.

On 12 December 1932, she married John Milner Bailey (15 June 1900 East Grimstead - 13 February 1946 Cape Town, South Africa) (became the Bailey baronet Sir John Milner Bailey, 2nd Bt), but the marriage was unsuccessful and they divorced in 1935. On 16 September 1935, she married the Conservative politician, Duncan Sandys (later in life The Lord Duncan-Sandys). After having three children, that marriage also ended and they were divorced in 1960.
On 11 April 1962, her name was legally changed back to Diana Churchill.

Diana committed suicide in 1963 and is buried with the Churchill family at St. Martin's Church, Bladon, Oxfordshire.