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DIGNITARIES from around the world paid their respects to Everest conqueror Sir Edmund Hillary at his state funeral yesterday.

New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark today has paid personal condolences to the widow of Mount Everest conqueror Edmund Hillary, who died this week.

Edmund Hillary, the man who conquered Mount Everest, will be given a state funeral, the New Zealand government said today.