| Farewell To Churchill | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1733 |
| Catalog #: | 426530 | |
| Clip Number: | 426530-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 038-010-01 | |
| Timecode: | 00:07:11 - 00:12:57 | |
| Location: | London | |
| Year Shot: | 1965 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | FUNERALS: State, Churchill, Winston LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London PARADES AND PROCESSIONS: Funeral PERSONALITIES: Churchill, Sir Winston ROYALTY: British, Earl of Snowden (Anthony Armstrong-Jones) ROYALTY: British, Prince Charles, Prince of Wales ROYALTY: British, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh ROYALTY: British, Princess Margaret ROYALTY: British, Queen Elizabeth (Queen Mother, Queen Mum) ROYALTY: British, Queen Elizabeth II (Princess Elizabeth) | |
| Description: | It is a day for mourning. A day for tears and a day of remembrance and fond farewell. Final tribute to the man who led the Free World from the threatening doom of slavery to a glorious victory. From Westminster Hall, Sir Winston Churchill is carried to St. Paul's Cathedral with medieval pageantry. 110 nations are represented at the services, including six sovereigns, five heads of state and 16 prime ministers. Queen Elizabeth is the first British monarch to attend the funeral of a commoner. She foregoes many of her queenly privileges to honor Sir Winston. Everyone in the Cathedral joins in singing The American Battle Hymn Of The Republic" as requested by Sir Winston in honor of his American Mother. From St. Paul's the coffin is taken to the river Thames for its last journey to Waterloo Station and burial at Bladen, next to his mother and father. The mists of history will never dim the shining image that was Winston Spencer Churchill - A Most Uncommon Man. London Aerial shot of London, England. Throngs lining the streets standing shoulder to shoulder. British navy marching down the street and on each side of them - the Grenadier Guards. In the center of the military is the casket that now houses Sir Winston Churchill. Exterior shot of St. Paul's Cathedral. President Charles DeGaulle. Queen Juliana of the Netherlands. Queen Mother Elizabeth I (with dark hair). Princess Margaret walking with Lord Snowden. Lord Mayor of London. Queen Elizabeth, Prince Phillip and a Prince Charles (young adult). Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles and Prince Phillip walking up the stairs of St. Paul's Cathedral. Military marching down the street with the casket of Sir Winston Churchill. Eight Grenadier Guards carrying the casket up the stairs and into the Cathedral. Winston Churchill's immediate family members. The coffin is carried into the Cathedral down the aisle to a catapult under the great dome. Camera pans as all the people sing the Battle Hymn of the Republic. The Grenadier Guards are carrying the coffin down the aisle and out of the Cathedral. Queen Elizabeth II and her family standing on the steps of the Cathedral with other important Political Personalities. As the launch moves up the river, Sir Winston Churchill gets his final salute from the Tower of London. Military men firing a cannon. As Sir Winston Churchill's funeral cortège travels down the Themes giant cranes stiff in salute. RAF jets fly over the funeral cortege giving their final farewell. Aerial shot - London, England | |
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