In a gloomy atmosphere under heavy rain, hundreds of thousands of Singaporeans poured into the streets to bid farewell to the "founding father" Lee Kuan Yew when the national funeral was held today (March 29).
In an emotional eulogy, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said his father had “lived and breathed Singapore all his life”: “The light that guided us for decades has now gone out.”
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| At 11:45 a.m., Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong arrived at Parliament House where the body of his father, former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, has been lying in state since March 25. |
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| Eight pallbearers lifted the coffin of Singapore's founding Prime Minister into the hearse. |
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| Attending the procession were members of Lee Kuan Yew's family and many other former politicians. |
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| From 12:40 (local time), the coffin of the late Singaporean leader was moved out of the Parliament House. |
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| Twenty-one gun salutes were fired as the hearse passed the old parliament building. Singapore air force planes flew in a V formation overhead, followed by an F-16 flying west, symbolizing the setting sun. |
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| Despite heavy rain, thousands of Singaporeans still gathered along the roads where the hearse passed. |
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| More than 1.4 million Singaporeans paid their respects to the nation's founding father at Parliament House while at least 850,000 others visited other community memorial sites across the island over the past week. |
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| People stood along the 15km long road. |
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| At 1:45 p.m., the motorcade carrying Mr. Lee Kuan Yew's coffin arrived at the University Cultural Centre of the National University of Singapore in Clementi, where the memorial service was held. |
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| Attending the funeral were world politicians such as (in photo from left) Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and former US President Bill Clinton. |
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| In his eulogy, Mr Lee Hsien Loong shared that his father had “lived and breathed Singapore all his life”. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong sincerely said: “The light that guided us for decades has now gone out”. |
According to News/Straitstimes
