Winston Churchill is seen in photos which have just been put up for sale doting on his grandchildren and appearing to not have a care in the world.
The candid snaps show Churchill who led Britain from the brink of defeat to victory during the Second World War, playing with his grandchildren at his family home.
The snaps were taken in 1951, a year after Churchill was installed as Prime Minister for the second time after losing the General Election in 1945 - the year the six-year war ended.
Churchill was known for coining the phrase 'darkest hour' - which described the time between June 1940 and 1941 when Britain was fighting against the threat of German invasion.
But the photos give a snapshot of some of Churchill's happier times when he was with his family.
Photos show Churchill with his grandchildren and wife at his family home in Kent
The former Prime Minister is seen looking relaxed and happy as he sits in a swinging chair in the garden of the home in Chartwell in Kent, with his wife Clementine and five of their grandchildren.
Photos also show him sat inside his library and walking around the grounds of his home.
The album which contains 39 photographs and one of his trademark cigars, which is part-smoked, are being put up for sale by Dominic Winter auctions, of Cirencester, Gloucestershire.
Churchill is seen sitting in the garden of the home in Chartwell in Kent, with his wife Clementine and five of their grandchildren and in the grounds of the property
The album which contains 39 photographs and one of his trademark cigars are being put up for sale by Dominic Winter auctions, of Cirencester, Gloucestershire. The partly-smoked cigar (pictured) was taken by a naval officer as a memento of the British wartime leader's stay on board HMS Pembroke in 1943
Pictures also show him Churchill sat inside his library and walking around the grounds of his home
The snaps were taken in 1951, a year after Churchill was re-installed as Prime Minister after losing the the General Election in 1945 - the year which the six-year war ended. Pictured, Churchill's wife Clementine (on the right)
