My estranged husband died suddenly. I arranged his cremation via Co-op Funeralcare. When I opened the box containing his ashes, I was shocked to find paper with details of a different man on it.
My estranged husband died suddenly. I arranged his cremation via Co-op Funeralcare. When I opened the box containing his ashes, I was shocked to find paper with details of a different man on it.
Five weeks after the death of Edna Cowen, 96, her funeral has been plagued with delays and her family have been unable to carry out her wishes or lay her to rest.
Naturists, a funeral director dressed as Gandalf, and a greengrocer who wanted vegetables instead of flowers; as the traditional religious ceremony declines in popularity, Britons are choosing to organise more individual and eccentric funerals for loved ones.
The British rarely talk about death, but choosing a vehicle for that final journey along God’s highway is about to become slightly tougher. Unusual options currently range from a motorcycle sidecar to a Morris Traveller, while the military-minded can travel in a converted tank. Or what about a double-decker bus?