Newly released documents have shed light on previously undisclosed aspects of Winston Churchill’s personal life, including details about his lifestyle and a burglary at his London home. The papers, which have been kept in storage for decades, were recently made public and will be auctioned, with proceeds going to the UK Youth charity.

Among the documents is a medical report attached to Churchill’s life insurance proposal from December 1913. In it, Churchill declared his medical history and noted his regular consumption of "whiskey and champagne at meals—nothing between," reaffirming his well-documented preference for these beverages.

Other archival materials pertain to a burglary that took place at Churchill’s residence in Hyde Park Gate, Central London, in March 1959. The files provide previously unseen insights into the investigation of the unsolved case. According to the papers, intruders entered the home through an unsecured attic window and ransacked the upper-floor bedrooms while Churchill and his wife, Lady Clementine Churchill, were away. The thieves stole a variety of valuables, including jewelry, fur coats, and Churchill’s cigars, with an estimated total loss of £25,000.

Correspondence from Alliance Assurance, the insurer, confirms that the perpetrators were never apprehended. The documents also reveal that the couple’s butler expressed remorse for leaving the property unsecured, and that police had at one point suspected the fiancé of a newly employed housemaid.

The archive, sourced from Intact Insurance’s historic records, includes these rare files alongside other materials dating back to the early 20th century. The forthcoming auction will take place at Special Auction Services in Newbury, Berkshire, on July 7, 2026. Auction house director Thomas Forrester commented that the collection offers a glimpse into the more personal and human side of the former Prime Minister, beyond his public political persona.