Saturday, January 24, 2015 marked the 50th anniversary of the death of Sir Winston Churchill. He was laid to rest on January 30th, 1965. Until the funeral of Pope John Paul II in 2005, Winston Churchill’s state funeral was the largest in history.
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Incredible archive reveals final tribute to Sir Winston Churchill during state funeral.
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BBC: The State Funeral of Sir Winston Churchill | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 |
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The Winston Churchill funeral procession took that most ancient road that runs from the Palace of Westminster to the steps of the cathedral of St Paul. It is a road that half the history of England seems to have taken, on its way to a crowning or to a public and ignoble death, to murder or be murdered, to raise revolt, to seek a fortune, or to be buried. The route was lined with young soldiers, their heads bowed over their automatic rifles in ceremonious grief. The bands played old and slow tunes. The drums were draped in black. The staffs of the drum-majors were veiled. They moved slowly, steadily, at a curiously inexorable pace, and it looked as if nothing could ever stop them. The great crowd watched with an eloquent and absolute silence.
Read the more about Sir Winston Churchill’s funeral procession from the Guardian.
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