Following Winston Churchill's appointment as Prime Minister on 10 May 1940, Hoare lost his Cabinet position, and was, after some months of unemployment, sent as Ambassador to Spain, with his wife Lady Maud Hoare.
Following Winston Churchill's appointment as Prime Minister on 10 May 1940, Hoare was dropped from the Government altogether (unlike Chamberlain, Halifax or even Simon). After some months of unemployment he was sent as Ambassador to Spain, with his wife Lady Maud Hoare.