Huge crowds watch Winston Churchill’s coffin being pulled through London in newly-colourised images
When the nation said goodbye to its greatest statesman: Huge crowds watch Winston Churchill’s coffin and gun carriage being pulled through London in newly-colourised images before the 57th anniversary of his death
Sir Winston Churchill was UK Prime Minister during WWII from 1940-1945 and then again from 1951-1955He died after suffering a stroke on January 24, 1965, aged 90, and his official funeral was held on January 30 His was the first state funeral for a non-royal family member since Lord Carson in 1935 and is the most recent
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Newly colourised images released for the 57th anniversary of Sir Winston Churchill’s death show the nation in mourning during the four-day funeral.
Sir Winston Churchill was the country’s Prime Minister during World War II from 1940-1945 and then again from 1951-1955.
He died after suffering a stroke on January 24, 1965, aged 90, and his official funeral was held on January 30.
One image shows mourning crowds gathered at Hyde Park Gate on the morning of Churchill’s death on January 24, 1965.
Another image shows Sir Winston Churchill’s coffin and gun carriage pulled by a brigade of Guards, on his funeral held on January 30, 1965.
His was the first state funeral for a non-royal family member since Lord Carson in 1935, and as of 2021 it remains the most recent state funeral in the United Kingdom.
The official funeral lasted for four days.
Planning for the funeral, known as Operation Hope Not, began 12 years before Churchill’s death.
It was initiated after Churchill’s stroke in 1953 while in his second term as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Other newly colourised images show processions of the state funeral.
Churchill was also a soldier educated at Sandhurst, a Boer war hero and the winner of Nobel prizes for writing and history.
He was an MP from 1900-1964 and represented five constituencies mostly for the Conservative Party apart from 1904 to 1924 when he was a member of the Liberal Party.
Churchill was forced to call a general election after Labour opted to pull out of the War Cabinet on May 21, 1945.
The blow came less than two weeks after Britons cheered and partied in the streets on VE Day – when the Allies accepted Germany’s unconditional surrender.
Because of the way he had served as PM throughout the fight against the Nazis and had made historic speeches which lifted Britons’ spirits, Churchill was a revered figure.
Sir Winston Churchill was the country’s Prime Minister during World War II from 1940-1945 and then again from 1951-1955. A crowd gathers at Hyde Park Gate on the morning of Churchill’s death, nine days after he suffered a stroke
He died after suffering a stroke on January 24, 1965, aged 90, and his official funeral was held on January 30. Pictured: Crowds line the pavement in front of a Fleet Street newspaper office displaying a black draped portrait of the late Sir Winston Churchill as they wait to watch the funeral procession of the great British statesman
His was the first state funeral for a non-royal family member since Lord Carson in 1935, and as of 2021 it remains the most recent state funeral in the United Kingdom. Pictured: Standing amongst the silent crowds paying tribute to Sir Winston Churchill in Hyde Park Gate, a woman is overcome with emotion after the announcement of the death of the great British statesman
Planning for the funeral, known as Operation Hope Not, began 12 years before Churchill’s death. Pictured: Members of the public file past the flower-laden grave of Sir Winston Churchill, Bladon, Oxfordshire, in 1965
The funeral plans were initiated after Churchill’s stroke in 1953 while in his second term as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Pictured: The length queue of members of the public on Lambeth Bridge to pay homage to Winston Churchill at Westminster Hall, London, in 1965
Churchill was also a soldier educated at Sandhurst, a Boer war hero and the winner of Nobel prizes for writing and history. Pictured: Sir Winston Churchill’s funeral, on the steps of St Paul’s Cathedral, January 30, 1965. Amongst those present are General de Gaulle, Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, Prince William of Gloucester, Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands, King Frederick IX of Denmark, King Baudouin of Belgium, and Princess Alexandra
He was an MP from 1900-1964 and represented five constituencies mostly for the Conservative Party apart from 1904 to 1924 when he was a member of the Liberal Party. Pictured: Sir Winston Churchill’s coffin and gun carriage pulled by a brigade of Guards. The former Prime Minister is the only non-royal to be granted a state funeral since 1935
Churchill was forced to call a general election after Labour opted to pull out of the War Cabinet on May 21, 1945. Pictured: Royal family members and national leaders on the steps of St Paul’s Cathedral on January 30, 1965. Amongst those present are the Lord Mayor of London, the Queen and Queen mother, the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales, Constantine II, King of Greece, General de Gaulle, Queen Juliana of the Netherlands, Prince William of Gloucester, King Frederick IX of Denmark and King Baudouin of Belgium
Lady Churchill lays a wreath on the grave of Sir Winston Churchill in Bladon, Oxfordshire, 1974. Lady Churchill is pictured with her grandson Winston Spencer-Churchill and his wife Minnie on the centenary of Sir Winston Churchill’s birth
Because of the way he had served as PM throughout the fight against the Nazis and had made historic speeches which lifted Britons’ spirits, Churchill was a revered figure. Pictured: Lady Churchill with her grandson Winston Churchill and his wife, and the Duke and Lady Marlborough commemorating the centenary of Churchill’s birth
Pictured: Sir Winston Churchill’s coffin arrives at St Paul’s Cathedral on January 30, 1965. Lady Churchill, Randolph Churchill, Christopher Soames and other family members wait for the coffin to be carried into the cathedral
Pictured: Sir Winston Churchill’s coffin on the way to Festival Pier on a launch in London, 1965. Looking down from London Bridge at the Port of London Authority launch ‘Havengore’, transporting the coffin of the former Prime Minister
Pictured: Sir Winston Churchill’s coffin leaves Westminster Hall for St Paul’s Cathedral on January 30, 1965. Lady Churchill, Randolph Churchill, Mary Soames, Lady Audley and Winston Churchill look on
By December 1951, King George VI had become concerned about Churchill’s decline in health and intended asking him to stand down in favour of Eden, but the King had his own serious health issues and died on February 6 without making the request. Pictured: Two women weep at the news of Sir Winston Churchill’s death at Hyde Park Gate in London in 1965
Soldiers pay homage to Sir Winston Churchill at the Avenue Churchill is erected in, Paris, France, in 1965
Sir Winston Churchill’s funeral procession passing down Fleet Street, London, January 30, 1965. The former Prime Minister’s coffin was transported from his lying in state at Westminster Hall to St Paul’s Cathedral
A news vendor, displaying a placard-carrying a portrait of Sir Winston Churchill, stands in Hyde Park Gate, London, shortly after the announcement of the death of the 90-year-old statesman
Large crowds of people were present for Winston Churchill’s state funeral on January 30, 1965, at St Paul’s Cathedral
