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The Countess of Avon, independent-minded widow of the prime minister Anthony Eden and niece of Winston Churchill – obituary
![Jan. 01, 1977 - Lord Avon: Lord Avon , is still gravely ill at his Wiltshire home, suffering from progressive liver failure. Lord Avon, who as Sir Anthony Eden was Prime Minister Jan. 01, 1977 - Lord Avon: Lord Avon , is still gravely ill at his Wiltshire home, suffering from progressive liver failure. Lord Avon, who as Sir Anthony Eden was Prime Minister](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/E11C3N/jan-01-1977-lord-avon-lord-avon-is-still-gravely-ill-at-his-wiltshire-E11C3N.jpg)
Jan. 01, 1977 - Lord Avon: Lord Avon , is still gravely ill at his Wiltshire home, suffering from progressive liver failure. Lord Avon, who as Sir Anthony Eden was Prime Minister
![British Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden (Lord Avon) leaves 10 Downing Street to tender his resignation to the Queen at Buckingham Palace Stock Photo - Alamy British Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden (Lord Avon) leaves 10 Downing Street to tender his resignation to the Queen at Buckingham Palace Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/G706AF/british-prime-minister-sir-anthony-eden-lord-avon-leaves-10-downing-G706AF.jpg)