DNA test shows Archbishop of Canterbury’s father was Winston Churchill’s private secretary



The Archbishop of Canterbury has discovered his real father was a private secretary to Winston Churchill.

Justin Welby had always believed his father to be Gavin Welby, a whisky salesman and alcoholic, who was married briefly to his mother.

He took a DNA test after the Telegraph newspaper approached him saying it believed Sir Anthony Montague Browne was his biological father. His results were compared with samples from a hairbrush kept by Sir Anthony’s widow. They showed a 99.9779% probability they were father and son.

His mother, Lady Williams of Elvel, was also a private secretary to Churchill. In a statement published on the internet, she confirmed the “liaison” with Sir Anthony but said she had always believed his father to be Gavin Welby and the news was an “unbelievable shock.”

The Telegraph reports that members of Montague Brown’s family, including his wife, had thought it possible the two were related because of a strong physical resemblance.

Sir Anthony Montague Browne died in 2013, shortly after Justin Welby was installed as Archbishop of Canterbury.

Read Justin Welby’s personal statement issued through Lambeth Palace.

-- (c) Copyright Euronews 2016-04-09

Unless my knowledge of human reproduction is incorrect, this story deserves a resounding "So what?"

A "not news" item to draw the attention of the air heads away from #panamapapers and a host of embarassing mistakes for the current government.

Not his fault -the UK is multi cultural and more liberal than Thailand where somthing like this would cause a scandal(many monks and Abbots are human too)

Like the other two commenter's not much here,other than some "High Society" illicit bonking, and the proof that this purple gowned sky pilot is a confirmed "bastard".

Phew, so long as his dad was not an Imam

Unless my knowledge of human reproduction is incorrect, this story deserves a resounding "So what?"

Big deal so the sperm fell out of an upscale spigot. Sadly mine did not. Such is one's lot in life.

Phew, so long as his dad was not an Imam

or a Roman Catholic Archbishop......

Who cares,,,,

He looks like Prince Charles! Maybe time to run a few more DNA Tests?

Unless my knowledge of human reproduction is incorrect, this story deserves a resounding "So what?"

Now if WINNIE had been his Daddy, THAT would have been fun.

Good on him, no farting about, just admit the truth and get on with your life. Sounds like he came out of a pretty bad scenario and still made a fist of it. A lesson here for all the whingers, and groaners, and moaners.

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Good on him, no farting about, just admit the truth and get on with your life. Sounds like he came out of a pretty bad scenario and still made a fist of it. A lesson here for all the whingers, and groaners, and moaners.

Not quite a bad scenario. The story only went public after the appointment. Society has changed sufficiently for the story not to be a resigning issue. However, the lid seems to have been kept firmly on prior to the appointment, when it might have derailed his 'elevation'.