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Field Marshal Montgomery Jeans over lo chat with Sir Winston and Lady
Churchill while attending a reunion of Eighth Army veterans in London.
My Friend Churchill
; (Continued)
It was, of course, a tremendous privilege to be asked, since the dinner
party could not be large. I don't know how many of those present knew
that Winston was to resign at 4:30 p.m. the next day, but I did. I had ar
rived early to have a talk with him, and he told me.
At the end of dinner, Winston made a speech, quite short, but wonderful
in his references to the Queen; he was clearly greatly moved by the occasion,
both of them knowing what was to happen the next day. He finished and
stood there glass in hand; there was absolute silence in the room for
some seconds, perhaps ten, and we all wondered what was coming next
Suddenly he raised his glass aloft, and with a shout of triumph his voice
rang out "The Queen." We all sprang to our feet and drank the loyal
toast. It was most dramatic, and only Winston could have made the scene.
Then the Queen spoke, very simply and quite short, her object being
to ask us all to drink to the health of "my Prime Minister." We all wondered
whether a Queen of England had ever proposed, such a toast before, and I
still don't know the answer.
I have hanging in my home two paintings by Winston. This is somewhat
of a triumph since he, who is so very generous, is not inclined to give
away his paintings and I don't blame him! He loves them, and he de
lights to sit in his studio and talk about the memories each picture recalls;
he has a great many, and the pleasant hours I have spent with him in the
studio will always remain In my memory.
There was no difficulty about getting the first one; I was moving into
my home at Isington Mill late in 1948 and, since all my belongings were
destroyed by German bombing during Hitler's war, I asked him for a
picture for my study. He gave me a painting of a scene near Marrakesh,
in Morocco, not far from where we had a picnic when I spent New Year's
Day, 1943, with him on my way back to England from Italy.
I "Battle" fora Painting
The second was more difficult. When I had got things sorted out in my
study, I needed another picture and, when I reckoned the moment was
right, I asked for one. I was wrong. The moment was not right; there was
no downright refusal he merely ignored my question and changed the
subject! I then adopted the tactics of the indirect approach, a very useful
tactic in battle but which I had not tried before at Chartwell.
I enlisted the help of Mary Soames, and we extracted from the studio
a delightful painting of the pond at Blenheim; this I took to his room and
praised it, which pleased him greatly. I added that Mary reckoned it
was exactly right for my study; only one thing was needed he hadn't
signed it He saw the battle was lost, sent for some painting materials, and
signed. When I took it to be framed in London, the dealer pointed out that
it had been signed twice; the first signature was in red on a dark back
ground, and neither Winston nor I had noticed it I have never before
seen a painting which has been signed twice by the artist Perhaps it is
unique; I hope so!
Both paintings are of water scenes, at which I consider he excels. His
painting I like best is "The River Loup," which hangs in the Tate Gallery.
The incidents of the pictures he gave me show his kindness of heart.
He doesn't paint so much now as he did formerly; he is old, and quickly
gets tired. But we can all be glad that he is still most happily with us,
enjoying in dignity and quietude the evening of his splendid life.
Family Weekly, May 14, 1M!