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Winston Churchill was UK Prime Minister not once , but twice . From 1940 to 1945 and again from 1951 to 1955 .
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On the Brink of History
PM-in-waiting Winston Churchill visits the ODEON Leicester Square
W ith Churchill out this month and Darkest Hour due to hit cinemas before the end of the year , we ’ ve unearthed this fascinating picture of Britain ’ s late , great wartime leader Winston Churchill .
Taken on 25 March 1940 at the ODEON Leicester Square , it sees ‘ Winnie ’, who was First Lord of the Admiralty at the time , leaving the London cinema after seeing the WW2 adventure caper Contraband ( now known as Blackout ).
Just over six weeks later , he would become Prime Minister of the UK , tasked with steering the country through the horrors of the Second World War . The rest , as they say , is history ...
Churchill , which stars Brian Cox and Miranda Richardson , heads into cinemas from 16 June
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