Singaporeans bade farewell to longtime leader Lee Kuan Yew yesterday with an elaborate procession and a three-hour state funeral at which his son, the current prime minister, eulogised the statesman and declared that the wealthy city-state he helped build is his monument.

Despite his sensitivity to accusations of nepotism, Lee Kuan Yew may have secured his legacy by training his son for 14 years to follow in his footsteps, writes Bill Emmott