Little wonder, perhaps, that — as we discover this month in a compelling new documentary series that explores the wartime stories of celebrities’ ancestors — this refusenik was actress Helena Bonham Carter’s grandfather. Grandmother: Violet Bonham Carter, nee Asquith, the Liberal politician (left). Asquith, as her great-grandfather and Liberal politician Violet Bonham Carter as her grandmother. From left to right: Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter and Kristin Scott Thomas. Naomi’s mother, Helena learns, had already found sanctuary in the UK, but her husband and son were stranded on the Continent.

Source: Daily Mail November 18, 2019 23:02 UTC