Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli died on this
day in 1881.
For many years his statue in Parliament
Square was decorated with primroses on the anniversary, but while the custom may still
be partly observed where his tomb at Hughenden is concerned there is nothing
to see today in central London.
This is a pity, but these customs do sometimes
die a natural death.
This article describes the glory days of Primrose Day and the Primrose League.
Many books by and about this great man are still in
print, so he is not completely forgotten yet.
