Chartwell

Yeah, I do that as well.

I like Chartwell.

That's one, innit?

Yeah, we went to Churchill's home.

Chartwell.

That w- that's National Trust, Atticus.

And then English He- but they're putting-

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He banned Churchill's content, canceled his contract, deprived him, among other things, of substantial income, and who...

Churchill found himself in such dire straits that his family's ancestral estate at the Chartwell was literally listed for sale.

But then what happens on March 28th, 1938, a man and a Moravian Jew with close ties to the Czechoslovak government named Sir Henry Strakosz, He's a South African, gold mining magnate, chairman of the Union Corporation Limited.

He pays all of Churchill's debts, sees that he can hold on to his estate and infuses him, according to some accounts, with a $1 million quote loan, but a loan that would not accrue interest and would never have to be paid back.

I mean, what is that? End shots there.

Is that some National Trust property as well? What's the question? Going around Chartwell.

So what's the fastest, I think this was, what's the fastest that a dog on a skateboard has done the 100 metres, right? That was the question.

I don't fucking know.

And Also in residence at Balmoral at the time was the young Princess Elizabeth at the age of two.

And he writes this letter to Clementine about his stay at Balmoral and says, you know, I can't wait to come back to Chartwell and so on.

But he also mentions the fact that also there was Queen Elizabeth there.

age two, and then makes what is now a very famous and very prescient description of her as the fact that she is quite a character.

Let's not forget, Mark Carney has had a lot of China relationships.

I don't think she means like Chartwell, but I don't know.

Maybe, I don't know.

She said whether it's China's economic cooperation, I think he is closer to China than he is to the U.S., It's just a pretty staggering statement.

As you know, my family and I are now living in England, so we've been taking full advantage of the access to all of the country estates and mansions and stately homes.

And we spent a fascinating day recently at Winston Churchill's country house, Chartwell, where...

I was inspired and interested in how certain figures and characters from our many royal musings and readings just seemed to pop up all the time.

And there was a painting by Oliver Messel displayed in a book at his house.