Winston Churchill remembered
Conservator Lucy Ackland cleans Winston Churchill's memorial stone in Westminster Abbey in London, England, January 27, 2015. The 50th anniversary of the death and state funeral of Britain's wartime leader was observed on January 30.
Winston Churchill: 1874-1965
A portrait Winston Churchill in the official dress of First Lord of the Admiralty taken in 1914 at the beginning of World War I.
Winston Churchill: 1874-1965
British Premier Sir Winston Churchill flashes to the crowd outside 10 Downing Street his famous V-sign signifying "Victory" as he returns to London from one of his trips to Washington in 1943.
Winston Churchill: 1874-1965
From left: British Prime minister Winston Churchill, U.S. president Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Secretary general of the Soviet Communist Party Joseph Stalin pose at the start of the Conference of the Allied powers in Yalta, Crimea, on February 4, 1945 toward the end of World War II.
During the Yalta Conference, which took place from February 4 to 11, 1945, "The Big Three" (Stalin, Roosevelt, Churchill) decided the demilitarization and denazification of Germany and carved out their own post-war zones of influence across the globe.
Winston Churchill: 1874-1965
Prime Minister David Cameron speaks at a memorial service for Sir Winston Churchill in Westminster Hall in London, England, January 30, 2015.
The service marks a day of tributes to Sir Winston Churchill commemorating the 50th Anniversary of his state funeral.
Winston Churchill: 1874-1965
Iona Pite, John Winston Churchill and Christabel Fraser, the great-great grandchildren of Winston Churchill, lay a wreath during a commemoration service to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Winston Churchill at Westminster Abbey on January 30, 2015 in London, England.
A series of events are to be held throughout the UK to mark the 50th anniversary of the death Britain's war time leader.
Winston Churchill: 1874-1965
A woman holds an order of service during a commemoration service to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Winston Churchill at Westminster Abbey on January 30, 2015 in London, England.
Winston Churchill: 1874-1965
Iona Pite, John Winston Churchill, and Christabel Fraser, the great-great grandchildren of Winston Churchill, wait to lay a wreath during a commemoration service to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Winston Churchill at Westminster Abbey in London, England, January 30, 2015.
Winston Churchill: 1874-1965
The Havengore, the boat which carried Sir Winston Churchill along the Thames during his state funeral in 1965, is pictured as it repeats its journey from the Tower of London to Westminster in London, England, January 30, 2015.
Winston Churchill: 1874-1965
Crowds watch from the Millennium Bridge as the Havengore, the boat which carried Sir Winston Churchill along the Thames during his state funeral in 1965, is pictured as it repeats its journey from the Tower of London to Westminster on January 30, 2015 in London, England.
Winston Churchill: 1874-1965
A wreath is dropped into the River Thames from the deck of the Havengore barge during a recreation of the journey it made 50 years ago carrying the coffin of former prime minister Sir Winston Churchill during his state funeral in 1965, from the Tower of London to Westminster in London, England, January 30, 2015.