The Monarchist 2.0: Churchill's Grandson

Thursday 7 February 2008

Churchill's Grandson

I couldn't help but be struck by the close resemblance that the rather portly Nicholas Soames, Conservative MP, has to his grandfather. Scroll through the photos to see what I mean. The eyes, the jowels, the meaty complexion and large physical stature of the man are almost uncanny. I think it must be a figment of my imagination, almost like I've been robbed of my eyes.

6 comments:

Sir Edward Heath said...: "The eyes, the jowels, the meaty complexion and large physical stature."

No, it's not your eyes.

This is how most people look when they are overweight.; 8 February 2008 at 07:15
Beaverbrook said...: Most people do not look like Churchill. I wonder if he sounds like him?; 8 February 2008 at 12:25
Richard A. Ballard F. said...: Amazingly, he -does- look somewhat like his illustrious, if "fictitious" grandfather.

Here's to Winston, the only "fictitious" character to ever have spawned real life children!; 8 February 2008 at 13:38
Sir Edward Heath said...: Well, can't see it myself.; 8 February 2008 at 14:43
Lord Best said...: I can see it slightly, around the eyes and build, at certain angles, but I cannot say it is particularly striking.; 11 February 2008 at 01:02
Stauffenberg said...: And even if it were particularly striking - what would be the message? Would it not be unfair towards both the Grand Old Man and the hon. Member for Mid-Sussex and their respective places in British history to stress such a similarity? We would not be comparing like with like. One advantage of Britain over other places is that in the political class you may have dynasties and family trees but the different family names by which they go make it bearable. Recurrent bodily features, if extant at all, should not exaggerated.; 11 February 2008 at 13:08