What do the letters KG, PC, OM, CH, FRS after the name of Sir Winston Churchill represent?
A. They are his chief honours in order of precedence: Knight of the Order of the Garter (KG), 1953; Privy Councillor (PC), 1907; Order of Merit (OM), 1946; Companion of Honour (CH), 1922; and Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS), 1941. Q. I have been doing research on the name of Winston’s dogs and have not come up with any information at all. I would appreciate any help that you can provide. The years in question would be 1939 to 1946. A. There were two poodles named Rufus and Rufus II. I’m not sure when Rufus arrived but I think it was in this period. Rufus was run over and killed while Churchill was attending the Conservative party Conference at Brighton in October 1947. Rufus was presented to Churchill by his sometime Private Secretary, Jock Colville. Rufus was brownish red and also responded to a nickname. Ronald Golding, a Scotland Yard bodyguard in 1946, testifies to having heard the command, “Come Paprika, Let Us Go Forward Together” on more than one occasion. Rufus II, his replac
