Southerners are never more distinctive—or expressive—than when we are burying our dead. From the clothes we wear to our driving etiquette en route to the cemetery to the covered dishes we prepare, ...

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Queen Elizabeth II is being laid to rest in a state funeral on Monday (19 September). The late monarch’s funeral began at 11am, after King Charles III led a procession to Westminster Abbey from ...

Three specially-chosen hymns will be sung at the funeral of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II on Monday (19 September). Alongside various songs and readings played during the one hour service at ...

ALL eyes are on the Queen’s funeral as the nation bids farewell to the country’s longest-serving monarch. The order of service for her funeral has been revealed – including music chosen by the Queen.

Being laid to rest used to be a solemn affair with music to match. But traditional funeral hymns are making way for cheerier tunes, including the Birdie Song, the Laughing Policeman and even the ...

Queen’s funeral credited for hymns’ revival while Time to Say Goodbye replaces You’ll Never Walk Alone at No 1 Hymns are back among the most popular funeral songs, boosted by the queen’s funeral, ...

THE Queen is to wear a mask at her husband Philip’s funeral — while royals may be banned from singing hymns to stop the spread of Covid. Experts believe updated government rules will make the Duke of ...

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