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Revealed: Churchill's tender letter to Clementine to be opened if he was killed on the Western Front

A tender letter written by Sir Winston Churchill to his wife to be opened only in the event of his death is to be seen by the public for the first time.
Churchill sent the revealing letter before he went to fight on the Western Front during the First World War and asks his wife 'not to grieve too much'.
The politician, who later led Britain to victory as Prime Minister in World War II, displays his unshakable self confidence, resilience, spiritual and romantic side.

The handwritten note, meticulously scribed on two sides of note paper and dated July 17, 1915, is to go on public display at an exhibition to mark the Post Office's role in the war.

Read entire article at Daily Mail (UK)