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Sir Winston Churchill, the British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Second World War, died on 24 January 1965, aged 90. [1] [2] [3] His was the first state funeral in the United Kingdom for a non-member of the royal family since Edward Carson 's in 1935.
The funeral of Sir Winston Churchill on 30 January 1965 was broadcast live on the BBC and seen around the world. It was the first state funeral of a politician in the century and the...
3.22M subscribers. Subscribed. 56K. 4.7M views 10 years ago #BritishPathé #Churchill #WWII. This historic archive footage highlights the funeral of legendary British icon Sir Winston...
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Jan 24, 2020 · The state funeral of Britain’s former prime minister and wartime hero Sir Winston Churchill in 1965 was a brilliant spectacle watched by more than 350 million people around the world. Here, author Piers Brendon explores the top-secret plans in place for the funeral and reveals the true nature of Churchill’s relationship with Queen Elizabeth ...
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Jan 30, 2015 · Home. Topics. European History. Winston Churchill’s History-Making Funeral. On the anniversary of Churchill’s funeral, look back at the day when Great Britain said farewell to the...
The State Funeral of Sir Winston Churchill - Part 1 - BBC Archive. Richard Dimbleby sets the scene for the BBC's television coverage of the state funeral of Winston Churchill and...
Jul 24, 2015 · In commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of Churchill’s death, Mr. Rodney Croft has written the first book to focus exclusively on the State and Private Funeral of Sir Winston Churchill. The book is available either in electronic or print-on-demand format.
