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Churchill’s coffin, draped in the Union Jack

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January 1, 1970

Churchill’s coffin, draped in the Union Jack, is borne on a gun carriage pulled by a detachment of the Royal Navy and escorted by members of the Royal Air Force and guards regiments as the cortege moves up Whitehall to Trafalgar Square, London.

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