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Mar. 03, 1973 - St. George, Bermuda: Lady of Bermuda's slain Governor, leads her family down the steps pf St. Peter's Church following the burial of Sir Richard and his young aide Capt. Hugh Sayers, killed last weekend. With her us her eldest son Christopher, while son David and daughter Miranda follow immediately behind. Over six thousand residents turned out to mourn in St. George's town. Funeral of Slain Governor Of Bermuda: The State Funeral of Sir Richard Sharples, the murdered Governor of Bermudas, took place yesterday. The coffin, draped in the Union Jack and bearing the ceremonial plumed hat of office, was taken by seats the old capital of St. George where Sir Richard, and hi aide-to-camp, Captain Hugh Sayers, were buried in the churchyard of St. Peter';s, the eldest Anglican church in the Western hemisphere. Offices and shops throughout the island were closed as the colony Observed day of national mourning. Photo Shows Lady Sharples, widow of Bermuda's slain Governor, leads her family down the steps of St. Peter's Church, following the bruial of Sir Richard Sharples and his young aide, Capt. Hug Sayers, killed last weekend. With her is her eldest son Christopher, while son David and daughter Miranda follow immediately behind. Over six thousan residents turned out to mourn in St. George's town
