Britons Pay Homage To Passing Of Winston Churchill

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Synopsis: Britons pay homage to their WWII Prime Minister Winston Churchill who led his country during it darkest hours against Nazi tyranny now lays in state in the Great Hall at Westminster with nearly 100,00 mourners passing through during the first 24 hours...(read more)

Date: 1965
Duration: 00:03:04
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Type: Public Domain
Language: English
Location: United Kingdom

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Britons Pay Homage To Passing Of Winston Churchill

Churchill Tribute In Death

Death of Winston Churchill. A day of homage, of remembrance, of farewell in London. In the Great Hall at Westminster, Winston Churchill rests, guarded in death by the military men he led during his Nation's darkest hours. Thus, begins three days of mourning for the man who served six monarchs and who wielded a mighty sword in his country's defense.

Nearly 100,000 people pass through the hall during the first 24 hours. Sir Winston will lie in state until a state funeral, the first, since Gladstone, for a commoner.

The people he loved so well wait as long as two hours to pay him tribute. Then the funeral and burial will be in the family plot near his ancestral home.