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The final documents, titled State Funeral of the Late Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, K.G., O.M., C.H., were issued on 26 January 1965, two days after Churchill's death. The documents dictated the entire course of the funeral down to the minutest detail. Death
- 24 January 1965, (date of death), 30 January 1965, (date of state funeral)
- Stroke
- St Martin's Churchyard, Bladon
- St Paul's Cathedral, London, (official funeral ceremony)
Broadcast on BBC 1, 24 January 1965. The news of Winston Churchill's death brought the UK to a standstill. BBC Television presented an obituary to a beloved war hero and a much-respected statesman.
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 II…
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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. Mr. Croft has kindly permitted Finest Hour to publish the following extracts.
Feb 17, 2007 · Churchill is Dead at 90; The World Mourns Him; State Funeral Saturday . COMMONS TO MEET. It Will Authorize Rites in St. Paul’s — Burial to be in Country. London, Jan. 24 — Winston Churchill’s struggle for life ended this morning, and the people he had cherished and inspired and led through darkness mourned him as they have no other in ...
Jun 18, 2008 · June 18, 2008. Winston Churchill died on 24 January 1965 and his State Funeral was held on the 30th of January. By decree of the HM Queen Elizabeth, his body lay in state for three days in the Palace of Westminster and a state funeral service was held at St Paul’s Cathedral. As his coffin passed down the Thames from Town Pier to Festival Pier ...
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. His was the first state funeral in the United Kingdom for a non-member of the royal family since Edward Carson's in 1935. It was the last state funeral until Queen Elizabeth II's on 19 September 2022. The official ...
