On 24 January 1965, Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Second World War, died at the age of 90. His funeral was the first state funeral in the United Kingdom for a non-
Funeral procession in London, 1965
A plaque in Westminster Hall commemorating the lying in state
MV Havengore which carried the coffin from Tower Pier to Waterloo station
Sir Winston Churchill's funeral train passing Clapham Junction
Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms, died on 8 September 2022 at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, at the age of 96. Elizabeth's reign of 70 years and 214 days is the lo
Death and state funeral of Winston Churchill
…largest state funeral in British history, and was noted "as demonstrating the British genius for public spectacle," and the last state funeral until Queen Elizabeth II's on 19 September 2022. Sir Winston Churchill is best remembered for leading his country (with the Allies) to victory as prime minister of the United…
Queen Elizabeth II Funeral Procession
Gate in front of the Queen’s Sandringham Residence in Norfolk, England
Elizabeth II Death Notice at Holyrood Palace
Elizabeth II Lying in State 02