The nation is invited to join in singing the Queen’s favourite hymns during the funeral service (Picture: Getty/Metro) The Queen’s funeral congregation, made up of royals, dignitaries and world ...

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DETAILS of the order of service for the funeral mass of Cardinal Thomas Winning were released yesterday by the Roman Catholic Church. The two-hour service at St Andrew's Cathedral in Glasgow on Monday ...

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CHICAGO -- Actress Jennifer Hudson bid farewell to three slain relatives Monday in an emotional, three-hour funeral that included rousing gospel performances by her former "American Idol" competitors.

What famous hymn started a movement in the funeral business? In an earlier blog we talked about how a fake ghost story led to the creation of the Spiritualism religion. Inspiration and changes to ...

A song performed during Princess Diana's funeral 24 years ago is present in the order of Prince Philip's funeral service today, Buckingham Palace has revealed. The song, Rhosymedre by Vaughn Williams, ...