Bank of England £5 note the lack of serial numbers is not a problem. "If members of the public are concerned, then they should take the notes back to the bank where they will be exchanged." In April 2013 Sir Mervyn King announced on behalf of the bank that Elizabeth Fry would be replaced by Winston Churchill on the next £5 note which would enter circulation in 2016. It was also announced that the images featured on the reverse would include a 1941 portrait of Churchill by Yusuf Karsh, a view of the Houses of Parliament, a quote by Churchill ("I have nothing to offer
Elizabeth Nel They had a son and two daughters. Her husband died in 2000. She is portrayed in the 2017 British film "Darkest Hour" by Lily James where she is portrayed as Churchill's secretary in 1940. In reality she did not start working for Churchill until 1941. In the film, her brother was said to have died during the retreat to Dunkirk. This is fictional. Elizabeth Nel Elizabeth Shakespear Nel (née Layton; 14 June 1917, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England – 30 October 2007, Port Elizabeth, South Africa) was a personal secretary to Winston Churchill from 1941 to 1945. Elizabeth Layton was