Sir Winston Churchill, Emery Reves (Churchill’s U.S. publisher) and his wife Wendy Russell Reves. Departure at Nice Airport after illness of Churchill during his holidays at Reves property in Roquebrune) 1958. Car: 1948/49 Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith, #WZB29, Touring Limousine by Park Ward. Owner Emery Reves (Churchill’s U.S. publisher). Detailed info on this car by expert Klaus-Josef Rossfeldt see About/Additional Infos.

Sir Winston Churchill, dressed in a heavy overcoat and fedora, concentrates on lighting a cigar in the passenger seat of a Rolls-Royce Silver Wraith. The scene captures his departure from a rain-slicked Nice Airport in 1958, after recovering from an illness during a holiday at the nearby property of his U.S. publisher, Emery Reves. Reves is partially visible in the driver's seat, while his wife, Wendy, gazes out from the back. A cane and a plush purple pouch rest on Churchill’s lap within the car's luxurious wood-and-leather interior.

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