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Maritime London has witnessed many notable events from the pageantry of state occasions and the celebrations for ship launches to the turmoil of conflict and disaster. So rich is this story that the Thames has been described as 'liquid history'.
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Which 'Great Britons' had state funerals that included a procession on the Thames?
Charles Darwin and Diana, Princess of Wales
Lord Nelson and Sir Winston Churchill
Elizabeth I and Isambard Kingdon Brunel
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