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Britain commemorates 50th anniversary of Churchill's death
London, Jan 30
A series of remembrance events
marking the 50th anniversary of Britain's wartime Prime Minister Winston
Churchill's state funeral are being held Friday across the country.
The
remembrance service took place at the House of Parliament. British
Prime Minister David Cameron said the former prime minister was a great
Briton, who must never be forgotten.
"Half a century after his
death, Winston Churchill's legacy continues to inspire not only the
nation whose liberty he saved, but the entire world. His words and his
actions reverberate through our national life today," Xinhua news agency
quoted Cameron as saying.
The BBC Parliament channel rebroadcast
the original coverage of Churchill's funeral. Churchill's grandson,
granddaughter and great-grandson laid a wreath at his statue in
Parliament Square on Friday morning.
“The Havengoreâ€, the boat
which carried Churchill's coffin Jan 30, 1965, will replicate the
journey along the Thames later, from the Tower of London to Westminster,
and the Tower Bridge will be raised. Churchill's family will travel on
the boat.
While the boat reaches the waters opposite the Palace
of Westminster, special service and wreath laying in the waters will be
held.
A ceremony to commemorate the funeral anniversary will be held at Westminster Abbey.
The
National Railway Museum in York Friday began to display the locomotive,
which carried Churchill's family and other mourners from Waterloo
station in London to Oxfordshire before his burial. The locomotive was
named Winston Churchill, and this is the first time it is being
displayed to the public.