This morning, Winston Churchill, 90 years old, passed away in his house. This was presumably caused by a stroke 9 days earlier. The tragic passing of a national, and world hero, brings heartbreak to us all. The state funeral is being held and the queen is arriving, the Royal Artillery fired the 19-gun salute due a head of government, and the RAF staged a fly-by of sixteen English Electric Lightning fighters, he was buried in the family plot at St Martin's Church, Bladon.