Winston’s secret weapon his cook! The former maid who the Pm said helped him win the war
BOOK OF THE WEEK VICTORY IN THE KITCHEN by Annie Gray (Profile £16.99, 400 pp) A crowd of 20,000 jubilant people gathered to hear Winston Churchill give a victory speech on VE Day in May 1945. Just before he stepped outside to address the throng, the Prime Minister went over to a woman standing quietly … Read more