PHOTOS: Britain Marks 50th Anniversary of Churchill’s Funeral
January 30, 2015
The Havengore carrying a wreath sails through the raised Tower Bridge during a re-enactment of Winston Chrurchill's funeral procession, 50 years to the day since it was watched on television by 350 million people, in London on January 30, 2015. Fifty years after Winston Churchill's death, the wartime prime minister remains a touchstone of British political life -- and a reminder of a faded age of global influence. AFP PHOTO / POOL / DOMINIC Lipinski/AFP/Getty Images ( 537308672 )
People stand on the bankside as the Havengore stops on the River Thames to hold a service adjacent to The Houses of Parliament during a re-enactment of Winston Chrurchill's funeral procession, 50 years to the day since it was watched on television by 350 million people, in London on January 30, 2015. Fifty years after Winston Churchill's death, the wartime prime minister remains a touchstone of British political life -- and a reminder of a faded age of global influence. AFP PHOTO / ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images ( 537308471 )
The Havengore, the boat which carried Sir Winston Churchill along the Thames during his state funeral in 1965, is pictured as it repeats its journey from the Tower of London to Westminster on January 30, 2015 in London, England. A series of events are to be held throughout the UK to mark the 50th anniversary of the death Britain's war time leader. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) ( 462517324 )
Crowds watch from Westminster Bridge as the Havengore makes its way along the River Thames during a recreation of the journey it made 50 years ago carrying the coffin of former prime minister Sir Winston Churchill during his state funeral in 1965, from the Tower of London to Westminster on January 30, 2015 in London, England. A series of events are to be held throughout the UK to mark the 50th anniversary of the death Britain's war time leader. (Photo by Dominic Lipinski - WPA Pool/Getty Images) ( 462520240 )
Crowds watch from the Millennium Bridge as the Havengore barge passes along the River Thames during a re-enactment of Winston Chrurchill's funeral procession, 50 years to the day since it was watched on television by 350 million people, in London on January 30, 2015. Fifty years after Winston Churchill's death, the wartime prime minister remains a touchstone of British political life -- and a reminder of a faded age of global influence. AFP PHOTO / POOL / DOMINIC Lipinski/AFP/Getty Images ( 537308905 )
A wreath is dropped into the River Thames from the deck of the Havengore barge during a recreation of the journey it made 50 years ago carrying the coffin of former prime minister Sir Winston Churchill during his state funeral in 1965, from the Tower of London to Westminster on January 30, 2015 in London, England. A series of events are to be held throughout the UK to mark the 50th anniversary of the death Britain's war time leader. (Photo by Dominic Lipinski - WPA Pool/Getty Images) ( 462520206 )
Staff at the Houses of Parliament cheer as the Havengore barge passes as it makes its way along the River Thames during a recreation of the journey it made 50 years ago carrying the coffin of former prime minister Sir Winston Churchill during his state funeral in 1965, from the Tower of London to Westminster on January 30, 2015 in London, England. A series of events are to be held throughout the UK to mark the 50th anniversary of the death Britain's war time leader. (Photo by Dominic Lipinski - WPA Pool/Getty Images) ( 462520242 )
A wreath floats in the River Thames after being dropped from the deck of the Havengore barge during a recreation of the journey it made 50 years ago carrying the coffin of former prime minister Sir Winston Churchill during his state funeral in 1965, from the Tower of London to Westminster on January 30, 2015 in London, England. A series of events are to be held throughout the UK to mark the 50th anniversary of the death Britain's war time leader. (Photo by Dominic Lipinski - WPA Pool/Getty Images) ( 462520216 )
The motor launch 'Havengore' which bore the body of World War II British Prime Minister Winston Churchill during his funeral in 1965, sails on the River Thames in front the Palace of Westminster in London, Friday, Jan. 30, 2015. The 50th anniversary of his state funeral falls on Friday Jan. 30, with a number of events in London to commemorate it. Churchill died on Jan. 24,1965, aged 90. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) ( Britain Churchill Remembered )
Dignitaries including Sir Nicholas Soames, Labour leader Ed Miliband, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, Prime Minister David Cameron and Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow attend a memorial service for Sir Winston Churchill in Westminster Hall on January 30, 2015 in London, England. The service marks a day of tributes to Sir Winston Churchill commemorating the 50th Anniversary Of his state funeral. (Photo by Jessica Taylor - Pool /Getty Images) ( 462516248 )
Prime Minister David Cameron speaks at a memorial service for Sir Winston Churchill in Westminster Hall on January 30, 2015 in London, England. The service marks a day of tributes to Sir Winston Churchill commemorating the 50th Anniversary Of his state funeral. (Photo by Jessica Taylor - Pool /Getty Images) ( 462516302 )
Dignitaries attend a memorial service for Sir Winston Churchill in Westminster Hall on January 30, 2015 in London, England. The service marks a day of tributes to Sir Winston Churchill commemorating the 50th Anniversary Of his state funeral. (Photo by Jessica Taylor - Pool /Getty Images) ( 462516336 )
Floral tributes are placed at a statue of Sir Winston Churchill in Westminster Hall on January 30, 2015 in London, England. The service marks a day of tributes to Sir Winston Churchill commemorating the 50th Anniversary Of his state funeral. (Photo by Jessica Taylor - Pool /Getty Images) ( 462516370 )
Iona Pite, John Winston Churchill and Christabel Fraser, the great-great grandchildren of Winston Churchill, lay a wreath during a commemoration service to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Winston Churchill at Westminster Abbey on January 30, 2015 in London, England. A series of events are to be held throughout the UK to mark the 50th anniversary of the death Britain's war time leader. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) ( 462527744 )
Iona Pite, John Winston Churchill, and Christabel Fraser, the great-great grandchildren of Winston Churchill, wait to lay a wreath during a commemoration service to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Winston Churchill at Westminster Abbey on January 30, 2015 in London, England. A series of events are to be held throughout the UK to mark the 50th anniversary of the death Britain's war time leader. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) ( 462527810 )
People attend a commemoration service to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Winston Churchill at Westminster Abbey on January 30, 2015 in London, England. A series of events are to be held throughout the UK to mark the 50th anniversary of the death Britain's war time leader. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) ( 462527790 )
A member if the clergy bows in front of a memorial stone during a commemoration service to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Winston Churchill at Westminster Abbey on January 30, 2015 in London, England. A series of events are to be held throughout the UK to mark the 50th anniversary of the death Britain's war time leader. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) ( 462527794 )
A woman holds an order of service during a commemoration service to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Winston Churchill at Westminster Abbey on January 30, 2015 in London, England. A series of events are to be held throughout the UK to mark the 50th anniversary of the death Britain's war time leader. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) ( 462527802 )
Celia Sandys (C), the granddaughter of Winston Churchill, attends a commemoration service to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Winston Churchill at Westminster Abbey on January 30, 2015 in London, England. A series of events are to be held throughout the UK to mark the 50th anniversary of the death Britain's war time leader. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images) ( 462527804 )
Flowers are pictured on the memorial stone after a commemoration service to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Winston Churchill at Westminster Abbey on January 30, 2015 in London, England. A series of events are to be held throughout the UK to mark the 50th anniversary of the death Britain's war time leader. ( 462527828 )
In a file picture taken on January 30,1965 marines lead the funeral march escorting Britain's former prime minister Winston Churchill's coffin as the crowd pays respects on Ludgate Hill in London. Fifty years after Winston Churchill's death, Britain paid tribute on January 30, 2015 to its wartime prime minister, who remains a touchstone of political life and a reminder of a faded age of global influence. AFP PHOTO / STR-/AFP/Getty Images ( 537308589 )
Flowers laid by Randolph Churchill, the great grandson of British World War II wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill, lie at the foot of his statue in Parliament Square in London, Friday, Jan. 30, 2015. The 50th anniversary of his state funeral falls on Friday Jan. 30, with a number of events in London to commemorate it. Churchill died on Jan. 24,1965, aged 90. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant) ( Britain Churchill )
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