EDMUND HILLARY A NATIONAL HERO IS REMEMBERED IN NEW ZEALAND AND NEPAL

From: The Independent - London | Date: January 23, 2008| Author: Kathy Marks reports | Copyright information

The funeral of the man who conquered Everest was an occasion for mourning in the land of his birth and the country where he made history.

The final journey of an adventurer

For New Zealanders, Sir Edmund Hillary was the closest thing they had to royalty. For the people of Nepal, he was an adored father figure. Yesterday, at a state funeral in Auckland to bid farewell to the Everest conqueror, Nepalese Sherpas laid prayer shawls on his coffin, which was carried through an honour...

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