The Duke of Wellington - 1852 Many notable Brits are buried in the crypt of St Paul's, but the two that really catch the eye are to two men known as military heroes - Horatio Nelson and Arthur Wellesley, the 'Iron Duke' of Wellington. ‘On this day Arthur, Duke of Wellington, perhaps the greatest man that ever drew breath, departed’, noted Lady Shelley in her diary entry.

State funeral on18 November 1852 at St. Paul's cathedral.

I've been reading and still am reading the Napoleon's funeral post. The Duke of Wellington died on 14 September 1852 at the age of 83. The Duke was given a state funeral after defeating Napoleon at Waterloo in 1815.

The Duke’s funeral car was inside an enormous pavilion, erected at the front of Horse Guards, the Duke’s coffin having been placed in position early in the morning. Wellington’s funeral.
The Duke of Wellington is one of only a handful of non-royals to have been accorded a state funeral. It was cast from over 10 tons of bronze cannon captured at Waterloo. Funeral of the Duke of Wellington. His death led to an outpouring of national grief. The Duke of Wellington's funeral caused as much of a stir in the mass media of 1852 as did Sir Winston Churchill's in the middle of the twentieth century. Muffled drums rolled, and minute guns began to fire. The Duke of Wellington died on 14 September 1852 at the age of 83.

The procession to St Paul's Cathedral was watched by a crowd estimated at a million and a half people.

But what may be most shocking about Wellington’s funeral was that two women were squeezed to death by the crowd — Mrs. Bean, the wife of a livery stable keeper, and a domestic servant named Charlotte Cook. The Duke of Wellington’s funeral, which was covered by the international press, created the blueprint for all massive public funerals to follow. After Kitty’s death, the Duke of Wellington set out of Stratfieldsaye where she was to be buried, but prior to her funeral and internment, The Morning Post reported: “The remains of the late Duchess of Wellington were removed at eight o’clock yesterday morning from Apsley House, previous to interment at Stratfieldsaye. Original design by Richard Redgrave, signed ("RRedgrave"), for the Duke of Wellington's funeral car, executed in pencil with highlights in white, inscribed "First idea of the Wellington Funeral car/this is the drawing shewn to H.R.H. We serve all faiths, groups, organizations and people from all walks of life.
A detailed account of the pageantry, expense and spectacle of the First Duke of Wellington's public funeral. This carriage or ‘car’ was made for the occasion. A long time ago I started studying this funeral Wellington Funeral Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke of Wellington.The more I read about it the crazier it got he had a state funeral by command of the King, even though he was popularly loathed by the general public A man recorded by the BBC shares his memories of the funeral of the Duke of Wellington in 1852.

The Duke of Wellington is one of only a handful of non-royals to have been accorded a state funeral.

Funeral car at the Duke of Wellington’s funeral, 1852 The Hunt. Mourners gathered today for the funeral of the eighth Duke of Wellington, whose ancestor won the Battle of Waterloo. This printed panorama, over sixty-six feet long, was published to commemorate the event.

It was cast from over ten tons of bronze cannon captured at Waterloo and six foundries employed over a hundred men for eighteen days to make it.