CROWDS have gathered at London's Tower Bridge to remember Winston Churchill and watch a flotilla recreate his final journey on the River Thames 50 years ago to the day.
WHILE the numbers on Friday could not match those of 1965, people still lined the banks to reflect and acknowledge the nation's debt to its great wartime leader.
Among them was Susan Potter, who grew up in London and was a girl when Churchill was prime minister. Now living in Australia, she said: "Churchill is so famous in my life. He wasn't perfect but we owe him a lot, even today."Just before 12.45pm traffic over the bridge stopped as a small flotilla, including Havengore, the vessel which carried Churchill's coffin on the river following his state funeral at St Paul's Cathedral, approached the famous towers.Then, as the faint strain of bagpipes could be heard across the waters, the bridge was raised and Havengore passed beneath.Fifty years ago London's dockers paid tribute to Churchill by lowering their cranes as his body passed - on Friday the city's people raised their phones, iPads and cameras to capture the memory.Anda sedang membaca artikel tentang
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