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This illustrated account of one of British historys great national events is the first ever published having as its sole subject the state and private funeral of Sir Winston Churchill. Significantly, 2015 marks the 50th anniversary of Churchills death and it is 120 years since the death of Churchills father, Lord Randolph, who died on 24 January 1895. The year 2015 is also the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in which Churchill played such a pivotal and dynamic role. The book covers all aspects of Operation Hope Not - the codename for the arrangements for Churchills state funeral - the details of which only made available to the public in 1996 under the 30-year official secrets rule. The author was given access to archive papers at Arundel Castle; the Churchill Archives Centre at Churchill College, Cambridge; the National Archives at Kew; and the College of Arms in London. In 2013 he interviewed The 11th Duke of Marlborough - who, as the Marquis of Blandford, greeted and then accompanied the mourners after the service at St. Pauls Cathedral; on the funeral train to Hanborough; then on to St. Martins Church, Bladon, where Churchills burial took place. The author also interviewed in 2013 the Countess of Avon, Churchills niece, who attended the funeral, and Mrs. Minnie Churchill, who attended Churchills Lying-in-State and is the mother of Churchills living heir, Randolph Churchill - Winston Churchills great-grandson.Churchills Final Farewell also explains aspects of state and ceremonial funerals, together with details of that of Churchill; the reasons for Waterloo Station, not Paddington, being chosen as the departure point to Bladon, where Churchill lies, and the story of his interment there. There are also particulars of some rather special champagne served on the funeral train with a personal message from Winston - stories that the 16th Duke of Norfolk, The Earl Marshall of England (responsible for all the arrangements for Operation Hope Not) told his close friend, the great English bowler Alec Bedser.
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Published by Croft Publishing
Copyright 2014 Rodney J Croft
Rodney J Croft has asserted his
right under the Copyright, Designs and
Patents Act 1988 to be identified
as the author of this work.
ISBN 978-1-84396-332-5
Cover design
Alex Croft
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In memory of my parents
Ronald and Joan Constance Croft.
And to my wife Hazel-Ann
and the Croft family.
CHURCHILLS
FINAL
FAREWELL
The State and Private
Funeral of Sir Winston Churchill
Rodney J Croft
CROFT PUBLISHING
Contents
I am ready to meet my Maker.
Whether my Maker is ready for the ordeal of
meeting me is another matter.
Winston Churchill on the occasion of his 75th birthday
It wasn't a funeral, it was a Triumph!
Lady Clementine Churchill:
as said to her daughter Mary, later Lady Soames,
on retiring in the evening after
Winston Churchills funeral, January 30, 1965
Preface
January 30th 2015, marks the 50th anniversary of Sir Winston Churchills State and Private Funeral, six days after his death at the age of 90 on January 24th 1965, the same day that 70 years before Sir Winstons Father, Lord Randolph had died in 1895 at the age of 45 and the date Sir Winston had quite amazingly prophesised as the date of his death, some years previously, as mentioned to his Assistant Private Secretary Jock Colville, one morning whilst shaving.
The year 2015 also marks the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two, in which Churchill played such a colossal and crucial role; and 2015 is the 200th anniversary of The Battle of Waterloo and the 600th anniversary of The Battle of Agincourt.
This is the first book written with its sole subject the State and Private Funeral of Sir Winston Churchill. There is an extensive list of all references sourced from archives, books, contemporary journals, magazines, newspaper, and digital recordings together with information obtained from private interviews, which has been used in the text.
This book tells for the first time, the full story of Churchills final farewell, his State and Private Funeral on January 30th 1965 and the events leading up to that momentous, moving, and totally unforgettable day.
Foreword
by Andrew Roberts
In January 1965 Britain was embarked on an era of liberal transformation of civil society under her prime minister Harold Wilson (whether for better or worse must be a question for debate for a long time to come). At that moment a towering figure from its history was laid to rest with all the splendour and reverence for which the country was famous. It is now fifty years since Sir Winston Churchill was interred at Bladon in Oxfordshire close to his place of birth, Blenheim Palace. By popular vote he is the Greatest Briton ever to have lived, which is a large claim in a history so rich in larger-than-life characters and a series of acute national crises over the centuries. I was only two years old at the time, though I envy my elder cousins who attended the event that day.
Rodney Croft has given us a fitting tribute to the national hero in this often intimate story of both his state and private funerals. This diligent author has had the enthusiastic support of the Churchill family and has interviewed many people who attended the funeral, both as mourners and as officials participating in or overseeing the event. It was, of course, planned with the attention to detail of a military operation, and was timed to the last minute. It is fascinating to see how as with Royal funerals the planning began long before Churchills death, and how the plans had to be adapted to changes in circumstance. Between his research in numerous archives and his personal contacts, Rodney Croft has become, sometimes by coincidence and sometimes at one or two removes, the repository of some intriguing stories, most of them in print here for the first time. Railway enthusiasts and bell ringers alike will be delighted with the scale of detail entered into.
To read the speeches given during the funeral is a signal reminder of the power of oratory. Both Dwight D. Eisenhower, for the United States of America, and Robert Menzies, for Australia and the Commonwealth, delivered moving thanks for the leadership qualities of Winston Churchill, both during the Second World War and in the post-war world. Yet it is still, however familiar they may be to us, the words of the man himself during life that continue to inspire us after all these years. We are reminded of the colossal danger the world faced between 1939 and 1945, and how one man famously mobilised the English language and turned it into a weapon in the struggle for freedom and democracy. The fight against tyranny was long and hard, but it was necessary. Whenever we become exasperated with our politicians, we should remember that we live in a democracy, however imperfect, and we have never succumbed to tyranny, nor ever will. That will be largely due to the example of Winston Churchill.
Hardly a day passes without a mention of Churchill somewhere in the worlds media. The Churchill Centre is a vibrant international organisation that seeks to conserve his memory and teach the democratic principles that he lived by to subsequent generations. He was a fully-rounded human being; he had his faults; but, besides his renowned bulldog spirit, he had the most wonderful sense of humour. The mischievous wit of Winston Churchill informed the planning of his own funeral and is an integral part of this delightful study of such a great event.
To paraphrase Winstons wife, Clemmie, speaking to her daughter, Mary, It was not a funeral, it was a triumph!
Andrew Robertss Masters and Commanders was one of the most acclaimed, bestselling history books of 2008. His previous books include Salisbury: Victorian Titan (1999), which won the Wolfson History Prize and the James Stern Silver Pen Award for Non-Fiction, and Hitler and Churchill: Secrets of Leadership (2003), which coincided with a four-part BBC2 television history series. His latest book , Napoleon the Great , was published to acclaim in 2014. Andrew Roberts is one of Britains most prominent journalists and broadcasters. (Photograph courtesy of Nancy Ellison)
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