Show W NO DUKE CHURCHILL when winston churchill turned down a knighthood this week his hia son randolph churchill probably heaved a big sigh of relief for it meant that his father la in turning down this lesser honor probably would not accept a dukedom or any other high reward should the elder churchill accept a peerage he would move into the house of lords which would mean that his son randolph upon his hia fathers death automatically would become a lord thereby forfeiting the chance of a fighting political career as a commoner to inherit a title is the last thing young churchill wants his future career lies in the house of commons like his father knowing his sons ambition the prime minister used to hold a sword of damocles over ran adolphs head when the mercurial randolph got out of hand his father hall hafl jokingly would warn tut tut be careful or ill take a peerage |