The news of Lord Williams' death spread back to London like a boulder thrown into the calm surface of a lake.
Many people know how he died, but you definitely can't say it like that.
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After a brief shock and being caught off guard, Downing Street and Buckingham Palace quickly activated their crisis management and image-building machinery.
All official statements and mainstream newspapers, such as The Times, the Daily Telegraph, and The Guardian, unanimously portrayed Williams as a hero who sacrificed himself for the cause of freedom.
The Times published a dignified and sorrowful headline on its front page, along with a solemn photo of Williams in a suit in front of the Parliament Building:
"Sacrificed for Belief: Lord Williams Fell on a Savage Battlefield, a Hero Lost to the Free World."
The article detailed the final moments of the Lord's life:
