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In Memoriam

Churchill funeral

Winston Churchill's funeral cortege makes its way down Whitehall in London. In London, a million people reportedly gathered along the route to watch the procession pass by on the morning of the state funeral, 30 January 1965

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On the day of the funeral, the coffin, carried by members of the Queen’s Royal Irish Hussars, approaches the lychgate, where the public aspect of the funeral came to an end and gave way to the private family interment.

Laid to Rest at St Martin’s Church, Bladon

Statue of Churchill at Parliament Square

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The Churchill family gravesite

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110 Nations’ Leaders Attend Funeral Service

Churchill funeral

Grieving in London Town

Britons in Thousands File Past Grave

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