The rebirth of Sutherland's portrait of Churchill Tuesday, 23 April, 2024 In a letter to The Daily Telegraph published on 23 April, Alistair Lexden drew attention to the existence of a copy of Graham Sutherland’s remarkable portrait, painted for Churchill’s 80th birthday in 1954, which his wife later arranged to have destroyed. SIR -- Graham Sutherland’s preliminary work for his controversial portrait of Churchill possesses all the qualities which made this great artist... Articles
A Bill to help brothers and sisters who make a home together 4th July 2017 On 3 July, Alistair Lexden introduced a short Private Member’s Bill in the Lords where it was given its formal First Reading. The Bill would extend the Civil... Recent News
Nick Timothy - the reckoning 24th June 2017 Mrs May’s notorious former chief of staff, Nick Timothy, did great damage before and during the election campaign. The scale of it is now clear. Writing in The... Articles
A long-serving minister in the Lords 23rd June 2017 On 23 June, The Daily Telegraph carried an obituary of the 4th Viscount Long who had died ten days earlier. This affable man from a strong Tory family had a... Articles
Kings dress up 23rd June 2017 Having dealt with dress-down Queen Victoria in a letter to The Times (below), Alistair Lexden explained in a letter in The Daily Telegraph on 24 June how the... Articles
Dress-down Queen 22nd June 2017 The Queen’s decision to dispense with much of the customary ritual at the State Opening of Parliament on 21 June prompted the following letter from Alistair... Articles
MPs with silent forebears 21st June 2017 Opening the debate on the Queen’s Speech in the Commons on 21 June, Richard Benyon MP mentioned that an ancestor in the 19th century failed to utter a single... Articles
A remarkable college in Canterbury 19th June 2017 On 15 June, Alistair Lexden was guest of honour at the annual awards ceremony of a remarkable college belonging to the Independent Schools Association, of which... Recent News
The dangers of snap elections 10th June 2017 Mrs May is the third Tory leader to call - and lose - a snap election, as Alistair Lexden explained in a letter published in The Times on June 10. Sir, Two... Articles
Acquisition and destruction at Chartwell 9th June 2017 A successful fund-raising campaign by the National Trust has enabled it to acquire a number of Churchill’s former possessions which will be put on display at... Articles