Cecily Gemmell, Winston Churchill's Last Surviving Secretary, Has Died

Cecily Gemmell, the last surviving secretary of the British leader Winston Churchill, has died, The New York Times reported on 8 October 2026.

Gemmell began working for Churchill when she was 18 years old. In her role as his secretary, she travelled around the world with him.

Looking back on that period, she later said she had been very afraid of him. In her words: "I was terrified of him."

The source gives no further details about her life, the circumstances of her death or the specific trips she made.