| The Order of the Garter is the most senior and the oldest British Order of Chivalry and was founded by Edward III in 1348. The Order, consisting of the King and twenty-five knights, honours those who have held public office, who have contributed in a particular way to national life or who have served the Sovereign personally. |  |
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Post Nominal Recognition KG |
Year Received by Churchill 1953 |
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“Leave the past to history especially as I propose to write that history myself.”
