CHIEFS at St Paul’s Cathedral sparked fury by describing Sir Winston Churchill as an "unashamed imperialist" and "white supremacist".
The comments were made in an online post about Britain’s great wartime leader, whose state funeral was held at St Paul’s.
In an article about the state funeral, the website noted the war leader’s role in “fending off the threat of invasion and enabling a fightback against the Nazi occupation of Europe.”
But it added: “He is also a figure of controversy, as he was an unashamed imperialist and white supremacist.”
The comments were online for more than a year, but were taken down after as Sir Winston’s grandson Nicholas Soames said the family were upset by what he called the “deeply offensive, thoughtless, stupid and ignorant” remarks.
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The 75-year-old Tory peer said his grandfather had “saved England” by leading the fight against Hitler’s racist Nazi regime.
The offensive description of Sir Winston was changed on Friday to read: “He is also a figure of controversy, especially when viewed from a modern perspective.”
Historian Andrew Roberts said: “It’s excellent that St Paul’s have dropped their ultra-woke stance.
“The cathedral was at the centre of the world during Churchill’s funeral in 1965, and their original ill-chosen words detracted from that.
“Since pretty much everything from the past is controversial, especially when viewed from a modern perspective; their new wording is pleasingly meaningless.”