Sir Nicholas Soames, the Conservative MP for Mid Sussex and grandson of Winston Churchill, has defended the film-makers behind Transformers: The Last Knight for shooting scenes at Churchill’s former home, Blenheim Palace, which recast the site as Hitler’s headquarters. Anger as Churchill's home turned into Hitler HQ for Transformers 5 Read moreSpeaking to the Guardian on Monday, Soames described the fallout – prompted when photos emerged of the Palace draped in Nazi flags – as “a completely manufactured row” and “absolutely the most dismal, idiotic story I’ve ever read”. “They do as all newspapers do,” said Soames of the initial story in the Sun, which quoted second world war veterans voicing their distaste. He will be turning in his grave.”Soames rejected their scepticism, saying: “It’s preposterous. Why can’t they make a film at Blenheim 75 years after [the war ended]?

Source: The Guardian September 26, 2016 14:26 UTC