Fulton’s National Churchill Museum hosts ceremony to remember Queen Elizabeth II

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FULTON, Mo. (KMIZ)

America's National Churchill Museum in Fulton held a ceremony Monday morning to remember Queen Elizabeth II on the day of her funeral.

The event was meant to "honor the deep and long-standing connections between the museum, Westminster College, and Britain's Royal Family," according to the museum. The ceremony took place inside the museum and included tributes from museum officials and Westminster College officials.

Museum supporter and Fulton native Nancy Cleveland spoke at the ceremony about her experience at Queen Elizabeth's coronation in 1953.

The event was free and open to the public.

American's National Church Museum and Westminister College share ties to the Royal Family. These include items in the museum such as a signed photo of the queen, a chair used during her coronation, and a Book of Common Prayer presented to the museum from Queen Elizabeth among others.

In 2019, Prince Charles of Wales, now King Charles III, wrote a letter congratulating the museum, which is on display. The college also has a permanent tribute and memorial to Winston Churchill.

Churchill, Queen Elizabeth's first prime minister, deliver his "Iron Curtain" speech on the Westminster College campus on March 5, 1946.