Sitting at a table, beer, whisky and cigarettes nearby, with nails painted in the colours of her favourite American football team, Miriam Burbank didn’t move much at the funeral. But then again this ...

The majority of people stipulate how to distribute their assets to their loved ones in their will and wind up with a mundane, run-of-the-mill funeral when they die. But there are plenty of people who ...

Funerals are never easy, but mourners have a habit of making things awkward — to the point where these solemn occasions can become unintentionally hilarious. A simple question asked on a popular ...

The first thing to know about royal funerals is that they have code names. The second thing to know is that the code names typically reference bridges. “We’re all bridges,” the on-screen Queen ...

These days, only 40% of the UK's population considers themselves religious. This has created a notable shift in the way we treat death and had led to a rise in unconventional funerals. This ...

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