
Unseen photos of Churchill's 'spy' cousin discovered
A rare photo album of Churchill’s cousin, Clare Sheridan, reveals her secret 1920 trip to Soviet Russia.
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Clare Consuelo Sheridan was an English sculptor, journalist and writer, known primarily for creating busts for famous sitters and keeping travel diaries. She was a cousin of Sir Winston Churchill, with whom she had enjoyed an amicable relationship, though her support for the October Revolution in 1917 caused them to break ranks politically. She enjoyed travelling around the world; and among her circle of friends were Princess Margaret of Sweden, Lord and Lady Mountbatten, Lady Diana Cooper, Vita Sackville-West and Vivien Leigh.
A rare photo album of Churchill’s cousin, Clare Sheridan, reveals her secret 1920 trip to Soviet Russia.