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| Sir Winston Churchill's funeral marked 50 years on | Sir Winston Churchill's funeral marked 50 years on |
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| The boat that carried Sir Winston Churchill's coffin along the Thames in 1965 has made the same journey to mark the 50th anniversary of his funeral. | The boat that carried Sir Winston Churchill's coffin along the Thames in 1965 has made the same journey to mark the 50th anniversary of his funeral. |
| Members of the Churchill family were aboard the Havengore, which travelled to Westminster in central London. | |
| Earlier, Prime Minister David Cameron laid a wreath in memory of Churchill, who, as prime minister, led Britain to victory in World War Two. | Earlier, Prime Minister David Cameron laid a wreath in memory of Churchill, who, as prime minister, led Britain to victory in World War Two. |
| A service will also take place later at Westminster Abbey. | A service will also take place later at Westminster Abbey. |
| Speaking at a service in Parliament at the start of a day of commemorations, Mr Cameron said Churchill would be remembered as a "great leader and great Briton". | Speaking at a service in Parliament at the start of a day of commemorations, Mr Cameron said Churchill would be remembered as a "great leader and great Briton". |
| "If there is one aspect of this man I admire more than any other - it is Churchill the patriot," he said. | "If there is one aspect of this man I admire more than any other - it is Churchill the patriot," he said. |
| Mr Cameron said the UK needed to draw on the "courage and resolve" of Churchill to battle "every affront to freedom in this century". | Mr Cameron said the UK needed to draw on the "courage and resolve" of Churchill to battle "every affront to freedom in this century". |
| A procession from the service at Parliament's St Mary's Undercroft chapel ended under what has become known as Churchill Arch. | A procession from the service at Parliament's St Mary's Undercroft chapel ended under what has become known as Churchill Arch. |
| It was rebuilt at his suggestion following a direct hit from a German bomb in May 1941. | |
| Tower Bridge was raised as the Havengore retraced its 1965 journey from the Tower of London to Westminster. | Tower Bridge was raised as the Havengore retraced its 1965 journey from the Tower of London to Westminster. |
| The boat then stopped near the Palace of Westminster for a service to be held and for wreath laying in the river. | The boat then stopped near the Palace of Westminster for a service to be held and for wreath laying in the river. |
| Westminster Abbey will host a ceremony from 18:00 GMT, with flowers laid at the green marble stone placed there in memorial to Churchill. | Westminster Abbey will host a ceremony from 18:00 GMT, with flowers laid at the green marble stone placed there in memorial to Churchill. |
| Sir Nicholas Soames said the Westminster events were a "fitting tribute" to his grandfather and a "strong reminder of all he did for his country". | Sir Nicholas Soames said the Westminster events were a "fitting tribute" to his grandfather and a "strong reminder of all he did for his country". |
| Emma Soames, Churchill's granddaughter, added: "To me growing up he was a grandfather, but I came to realise at his death that he was so much more than that. | Emma Soames, Churchill's granddaughter, added: "To me growing up he was a grandfather, but I came to realise at his death that he was so much more than that. |
| "The family are absolutely delighted that his life is being celebrated and his legacy expanded." | "The family are absolutely delighted that his life is being celebrated and his legacy expanded." |
| Randolph Churchill said it was a "proud day" and his great-grandfather would have been "surprised but thrilled" at the commemorations. | Randolph Churchill said it was a "proud day" and his great-grandfather would have been "surprised but thrilled" at the commemorations. |
| Along with Celia Sandys, Churchill's granddaughter, he laid a wreath at his statue in Parliament Square. | Along with Celia Sandys, Churchill's granddaughter, he laid a wreath at his statue in Parliament Square. |
| 'Very quiet' | |
| Thousands of people lined the streets of London for Churchill's funeral procession in 1965. | |
| Journalist Martin Bell, who worked for the BBC as a junior reporter at the funeral, recalled speaking to mourners. | |
| He said: "What I remember is most of all... the sheer size of them, 10-12 deep all along the way. | He said: "What I remember is most of all... the sheer size of them, 10-12 deep all along the way. |
| "Very quiet, very dignified, almost devotional. It would be hard to imagine anybody now, however eminent, drawing that kind of crowd to his funeral. | "Very quiet, very dignified, almost devotional. It would be hard to imagine anybody now, however eminent, drawing that kind of crowd to his funeral. |
| "It was unprecedented... the entire nation was watching." | "It was unprecedented... the entire nation was watching." |
| From Friday, the National Railway Museum in York will display the locomotive - named Winston Churchill - that pulled his funeral train from London to Oxfordshire before his burial. | From Friday, the National Railway Museum in York will display the locomotive - named Winston Churchill - that pulled his funeral train from London to Oxfordshire before his burial. |
| Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) | Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) |
| Schoolboy failure to WW2 hero: The astonishing life of Churchill | Schoolboy failure to WW2 hero: The astonishing life of Churchill |
| Churchill began his career in the Army and he also worked as a journalist during the Boer War in South Africa, where he was captured and made a prisoner-of-war but managed to escape. | Churchill began his career in the Army and he also worked as a journalist during the Boer War in South Africa, where he was captured and made a prisoner-of-war but managed to escape. |
| He served as First Lord of the Admiralty and held various senior government roles before taking over from Neville Chamberlain as prime minister in May 1940, and leading the country to eventual victory over Nazi Germany. | He served as First Lord of the Admiralty and held various senior government roles before taking over from Neville Chamberlain as prime minister in May 1940, and leading the country to eventual victory over Nazi Germany. |
| He lost power in the 1945 election but remained leader of the opposition, and in 1951 became prime minister again. | He lost power in the 1945 election but remained leader of the opposition, and in 1951 became prime minister again. |
| He resigned in 1955, but remained an MP until shortly before his death. He also wrote numerous books, and in 1953 won the Nobel Prize for Literature. | He resigned in 1955, but remained an MP until shortly before his death. He also wrote numerous books, and in 1953 won the Nobel Prize for Literature. |
| Churchill's grave is in Bladon churchyard, near his birthplace of Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire. | Churchill's grave is in Bladon churchyard, near his birthplace of Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire. |
| What are your memories of Sir Winston Churchill's funeral? Did you or a family member attend the procession or watch the original broadcast? You can email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your experience. Please include a telephone number if you are willing to be contacted by a BBC journalist. | What are your memories of Sir Winston Churchill's funeral? Did you or a family member attend the procession or watch the original broadcast? You can email haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk with your experience. Please include a telephone number if you are willing to be contacted by a BBC journalist. |
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