Since the release of Darkest Hour, movie fans and history buffs have been wondering what Churchill would have made of Brexit.
Gary Oldman, who plays the World War II prime minister in the new movie, reckons he wanted a United States of Europe and would have blocked Brexit.
Meanwhile Brian Cox, who starred in last year’s Churchill, claimed he would have been “horrified” by Brexit.
Now in an exclusive interview with Express.co.uk, Churchill’s grandson, Sir Nicholas Soames, has given his opinion on what his grandfather would have thought.
The Tory MP, who is a Remainer, said: “It’s difficult to see how a man who always faced outwards to the world…would see a world in which we’re all interconnected and networked.
“At one stage during the war he talked about merging France and Britain together, to save France.
“I don’t think my grandfather would have thought it would be a good idea, in one of the most difficult times in all our lives and history, to have jumped ship – I just don’t believe it.”
“But how can I tell? How can I possibly tell? How can anyone tell? So I think we have to say it’s one of the great unknowns. What do you think Henry VIII would have thought of it?”
Sir Nicholas has also given his verdict on Gary Oldman’s Darkest Hour.
The son of Churchill’s daughter Mary, said: “I thought it was excellent, and not only because of the brilliance of the acting and direction.
“You look at Gary Oldman, before and after – what they achieved with creating my grandfather’s persona is exceptional.”
