The Kings and Queens of Britain, Norway, Denmark, The Netherlands, Greece, and Belgium led the Royal Guests at the Funeral of Sir Winston Churchill at St Paul’s Cathedral in London on this day in 1965.
The Funeral Service of Sir Winston Churchill at St Paul’s Cathedral followed a Procession through London, in which the coffin, bourne on a gun carriage pulled by a detachment from the Royal Navy, was escorted by officers of the Royal Air Force up Whitehall and past the Cenotaph heading towards Trafalgar Square and then St Paul’s, ahead of the burial at St Martin’s Church in Bladon.
Queen Elizabeth II and Duke of Edinburgh
The Queen Mother and Prince of Wales
Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon
Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands
Crown Prince Prince Hassan of Jordan and an Ethiopian Prince
Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester and the Duchess of Gloucester with Prince William
Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent with Duke of Kent and Prince Michael of Kent
Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood, Duchess of Kent, Princess Alexandra and Angus Ogilvy
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The Funeral of Sir Winston Churchill at St Paul’s Cathedral in London, following a Procession through London, in which the coffin, bourne on a gun carriage pulled by a detachment from the Royal Navy, and escorted by officers of the RAF moved up Whitehall and past the Cenotaph heading towards Trafalgar Square and then St Paul’s, ahead of the burial at St Martin’s Church, Bladon. The occasion was the last State Funeral in Britain, an honour usually reserved for the monarch.
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In addition to the entire British Royal Family, Royal attendees included King Olav of Norway, King Gustaf Adolf of Sweden, King Constantine II of Greece, King Frederik of Denmark, Queen Juliana of The Netherlands, King Baudoin of Belgium, and Grand Duke Jean of Luxembourg.
I remember watching it on a little black and white tv