Thatcher funeral rehearsal staged: Big Ben to be silenced

Name: Thatcher funeral rehearsal staged: Big Ben to be silenced
Uploaded: 2013-04-15T06:42:34.000Z
Duration: 2 min 26 s
Description: A full rehearsal of Lady Thatcher's funeral procession has taken place in central London, two days ahead of the ceremony at St Paul's Cathedral.

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The bells of Big Ben will fall silent as a mark of respect during Baroness Thatcher's funeral on Wednesday.

A rehearsal of the funeral procession in the early hours of Monday morning involved several hundred service personnel.

Reeta Chakrabarti reports.

15 April 2013