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James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx (11 March 1916 – 24 May 1995 [a]) was a British statesman and Labour Party politician who twice served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, from 1964 to 1970 and again from 1974 to 1976.
A BBC programme The Plot Against Harold Wilson, broadcast in 2006, reported that, in tapes recorded soon after his resignation, Wilson stated that for eight months of his premiership he did not "feel he knew what was going on, fully, in security". Wilson alleged two plots, in the late 1960s and mid-1970s respectively.
Harold Wilson was appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom by Queen Elizabeth II on 16 October 1964 and formed the first Wilson ministry, a Labour government, which held office with a thin majority between 1964 and 1966.
[15] [16] His physician Lord Moran first informed the Queen and the Prime Minister Harold Wilson of the death, and then made the announcement at 8:35 a.m. which was given to the press, saying, "Shortly after eight this morning, Sunday, Jan the 24th, Sir Winston Churchill died at his London home. [Signed] Moran."
Brian Wilson has paid tribute to his late wife Melinda Ledbetter, who has died at the age of 77.. The Beach Boys co-founder married Ledbetter, who was also his longtime manager, in 1995.. Writing ...
The cause of her death was not disclosed. Wilson and Ledbetter first met in 1986, married in 1995, and adopted children Dakota Rose, Daria Rose, Delanie Rose, Dylan and Dash. View this post on ...
[120] Douglas-Home dismissed this as populist anti-elitism, and observed, "I suppose Mr Wilson, when you come to think of it, is the fourteenth Mr Wilson." [ 29 ] [ 121 ] He called Wilson "this slick salesman of synthetic science" and the Labour party "the only relic of class consciousness in the country". [ 122 ]
Garrison Brown’s official cause of death has been revealed by the coroner.. Brown died of a gunshot wound to the head, according to an autopsy report obtained by People on Wednesday, May 15. His ...