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What to wear to your own funeral

Fashions change – even when it comes to dressing the dead, with the the environment, superheroes and favourite comfies influencing our choices

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Dear Annie: Staging a grief intervention

When someone's grieving and closing in, how can good friends reach out to help? Go gently, advises grief counsellor Annie Broadbent

#Bereavement

10 beautiful Shakespeare readings and poems for a funeral

Moving words by the Bard that may be especially right for a non-religious funeral or celebration of life

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Goodgrief – a new app connecting the bereaved

Connecting people grieving loss to share their feelings, the Goodgrief App’s been pioneered by two friends – who have never met

#Bereavement

Matters of Life and Death – Tony Rowland

Funeral director Tony Rowland was an early-days pioneer of grief counselling for the bereaved, as well as bringing people who have died abroad back home

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Dear Annie: Delayed grief

There’s no cut-off point for grief feelings to surface, even when we believe we’ve coped with a loss, says psychotherapist Annie Broadbent

#Bereavement

Unforgettable: The legacy of 10 celebrities who died in 2018

Remembering 10 famous people who inspired and entertained us and have left an unforgettable legacy

#Tradition & Culture

Time to remember: An unforgettable Christmas memorial

Funeral directors FA Albin & Sons' annual Christmas Memorial Garden service is a very special tradition, bringing people together to remember loved ones

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Grieving a child, surviving Christmas

Maria Ahern’s still learning to live in a world without her only child, James. Now, as the chair of the Compassionate Friends, she’s reaching out to other bereaved families at Christmas

#Bereavement

Miss you: How bereaved children will be remembering loved ones this Christmas

Supported by childhood bereavement charity Winston's Wish, these young people share how they'll be doing something special in someone's memory at Christmas

#Bereavement

The Death Deck: A lively party game

Would you take a selfie at a funeral? And what would be your swan song? Players are competing to dominate the Death Deck, a game about the ultimate taboo

#Tradition & Culture

Dear Annie: Our guest was bereaved on Christmas Day

Grief counsellor Annie Broadbent on hosting a happy family Christmas, mindful of how a grieving guest will be feeling on the anniversary of their loss

#Bereavement

A comic book from the heart

Grieving the sudden death of her dad, Megan Sinclair has created a comic book to support other people through loss and raise awareness of heart disease

#Bereavement

A funeral-in-a-box kit for Hindu final rites

Holy Ganges water, cow dung and spices are among 38 sacred items in a Hindu funeral rites kit that's being sold online

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Funeral profession facing investigation over rising prices

The Competition and Markets Authority is launching an independent investigation into the funeral industry and high funeral costs

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