Ramsay Mac Donald’s Funeral
(Received 2 p.m.) LONDON, November 26.
Royalty, statesmen, humble friends, and one-time political enemies joined at Westminster Abbey to mourn the late Mr Ramsay MacDonald. The Duke of Gloucester represented the King. Most of the members of the Cabinet were present. The coffin, covered with the Union Jack and masses of flowers, was borne from the deceased’s former home at Hampstead.
Mr Neville Chamberlain, Sir John Simon, Earl de la Warr, Earl Baldwin, Mr C. R. Attlee. Sir Walter Citrine, Sir Archibald Sinclair, Mr Graham Kerr and Mr G. A. Morrison were pall-bearers. Mr H. J. Jordan represented New Zealand. After the service, the coffin was carried to Golder’s Green crematorium, where a private service was held. The ashes will later be taken to Lossiemouth.
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Northern Advocate, 27 November 1937, Page 5
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