After the British general election of October 1951 Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill became Prime Minister of Britain for the second time.In 1953 he suffered a serious stroke but remained in the role of Prime Minister. Two years later in 1955 he retired from the role but he didn’t leave Parliament. He remained a Member of Parliament until 1964.
On 15th January 1965 he suffered a severe stroke and died at his London home nine days later, aged 90, on the morning of Sunday 24th January 1965, 70 years to the day after his own father’s death.
Following his death Queen Elizabeth II granted him the honour of a state funeral.
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