Cecily Gemmell: key obituary facts
Is Cecily Gemmell dead? Yes. Cecily Gemmell died on October 8, 2026.
Cause of death: Cecily Gemmell's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Cecily Gemmell known for?
Cecily Gemmell was a Cecily Gemmell, English secretary.
Cecily Gemmell, an English secretary whose recorded appointments were with Winston and Clementine Churchill, died October 8, 2026.
Born on December 25, 1928, she became Winston Churchill’s personal secretary in 1947 and held the position until 1951. That year, she began working as secretary to Clementine Churchill, a role she held through 1953.
The dates place her service to the two Churchills in sequence: four years as Winston Churchill’s personal secretary, followed by two years as Clementine Churchill’s secretary. The distinction between the appointments is clear in the account of her work: the first is specifically identified as a personal secretary role, while the second is described as secretary to Clementine. Together, the posts span 1947 to 1953, with the transition taking place in 1951. Gemmell’s biography identifies her by her occupation and these two Churchill appointments, documenting her secretarial work across the late 1940s and early 1950s. Her birth and death dates mark a life spanning December 1928 to October 2026; the available details of her professional life center on those years of service to Winston and Clementine Churchill.