Sir Winston Churchill's great-grandson Jack Churchill has warned that the values his grandfather fought to protect are "greatly under threat" as the nation marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day.
Speaking to GB News, Jack Churchill emphasised the importance of remembering the wartime leader's legacy of "freedom and liberty" during commemorations.
The warning comes as the Churchill family participates in touching tributes to mark the historic occasion.
Alexander Churchill, the 10-year-old great-great-grandson of Sir Winston, played a key role in today's thanksgiving service at Westminster Abbey marking the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day.
Churchill’s great-grandson warns that legacy ‘liberty and freedom are under threat once again’ after touching VE tribute
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Speaking to GB News after the event Jack Churchill said: "He's [Winston] one of these figures who's just so towering.
"His achievements were incredible. He had the rule of the British people. He delivered the messaging and got behind the country, and effectively the world, to galvanise us all forward. His legacy is I think it's got to be freedom and liberty.
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"These are things that are greatly under threat in this day and age as well. So it's a great reminder, this anniversary of all the things that we should be thinking about today."
He added: "I never got to meet him myself. But I've been involved in a number of commemorations over the years, and this one is huge, obviously, because it's the last one that we're going to have a number of veterans attending, probably.
"So for those veterans who are here today and at home watching on their televisions, thank you so much from all of us for what you did back then.
"None of us have any idea of the scale, the trauma, the stress that they all went through over six long years."
The youngest Churchill, Alexander, described the experience of lighting the candle as "really incredible to know that I was lighting something of such significance."
The 10-year-old also delivered a reading during the service, which required extensive preparation.
He told GB News: "It was really incredible to me to know that I was lighting something of such significance.
"It took a lot of practice. I practiced every day for the last week.
Winston's great-great grandson, Alexander, spoke to GB News
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"It makes me feel very proud. And I just feel very honoured that he is part of my family."
"I think people can learn that they should never forget all of the people who have sacrificed and helped us restore freedom to England and Europe," he said.
The young Churchill added that it's "very important that they should carry on fighting for freedom."
