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He arrived on scene at 09:30 GMT but it was a further five hours before a hushed murmur rippled through the crowd, signalling the bird had become visible.

Talk about his presidential prospects reduced to murmurs about whether he would be relevant in eight years.

“I remember when this state was the heartbeat of America, and now it’s just a murmur.”

As his coffin was loaded onto the hearse, the mourners fell silent, except for the soft murmur of weeping and prayer.

It promises to be a sunnier week than at Dalmahoy in 1992, although there is a threat of rain - and there will definitely be more than a murmur in the media about the contest.