In her biography of Winston Churchill, Kay Halle tells the story of a little boy who lived near Chartwell and was taken there by his nanny to see "the greatest man in the whole, wide world." Churchill had retired for his afternoon nap. While the little boy's nanny had her tea, the child sneaked off to look for his hero and found him reading in bed. "Are you the greatest man in the whole wide world?" the boy asked. To which Churchill replied, in good Churchillian fashion:

"Of course, I'm the greatest man in the whole wide world. Now buzz off."