Funeral of Prime Minister Senanayake (1952)

GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Funeral and lying-in-state of Sri Lanka’s (formerly Ceylon) first Prime Minister, Don Stephen Senanayake Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: The Funeral of Ceylon’s Prime Minister SRI LANKA: Colombo: EXT CEYLON. Lying-in-State of Mr Senanayke, in Colombo following his fatal accident when he fell of his horse... Mourners pass by his coffin COLOMBO Lying-in-State of body of Mr Senanayke, the first Ceylon Prime Minister following his fatal accident with his horse SENANAYKE. His body lies-in-state in Colombo, Ceylon following his fatal accident when he fell off his pass his coffine. Don Stephen Senanayake, mourning, buddhist, procession, pyre, ride, rider, independence movement Background: Funeral and lying-in-state of Sri Lanka’s (formerly Ceylon) first Prime Minister, Don Stephen Senanayake FILM ID: VLVA2RNLYLYZWVL1C2ELA