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Mar 12 2024

Widow left ‘numb’ after Hull funeral home that organised her husband’s cremation raided by police | UK News

A woman whose husband’s cremation was organised by the funeral home at the centre of a major police investigation has told Sky News she feels “genuinely numb”.

Earlier, police said they were investigating a “truly horrific incident” at the Legacy Independent Funeral Directors.

Investigators have discovered suspected human ashes just days after recovering 35 bodies from the Hull-based business.

Louisa Millington arranged her husband Carl’s cremation at the funeral parlour after he died last November at the age of 42.

She told Sky News: “It’s like being in sinking mud to be honest.

“It’s like, although I’ve lost Carl, I just feel like I’m still trudging, just waking up for another day, and another day, and you’re still waiting to find out what’s going on.

“I can’t cry, I can’t get angry. I just genuinely feel numb. I just don’t know what to think. I just really don’t know.”

There is currently uncertainty in the community around who may have been affected by the case.

Emma Hardy, MP for Hull West and Hessle, said: “I think people are reeling at the moment.

“I think they’ve been feeling incredibly shocked… Utterly shocked that something’s happened.

“We don’t have the answers to all the questions people have at the moment.

“People are reeling, they’re upset, they’re shocked, they’re hurt and it’s just the sense of how could this have happened and how could this have happened in our community.”

Two people – a man aged 46 and a woman aged 23 – were arrested on suspicion of prevention of a lawful and decent burial, fraud by false representation and fraud by abuse of position.

They have since been released on bail with conditions while the investigation continues.

Humberside Police said more than 120 staff from the force were working on the case, which reflects “the sheer size and scale of the investigation”.

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In an update on Tuesday afternoon, Deputy Chief Constable Dave Marshall and Assistant Chief Constable Thom McLoughlin said they were pursuing “extensive lines of enquiry” in a “lengthy” and “intricate” investigation.

They said they had received 1,000 calls of concern regarding the case.

Police have raided all three of the business’s branches – two in Hull and one in Beverley – after concerns were raised about “storage and management processes relating to care of the deceased”.

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Mar 12 2024

Thomas Kingston: Private funeral held for Lady Gabriella’s husband | UK News

The private funeral of Lady Gabriella Kingston’s husband Thomas Kingston has taken place.

Around 140 friends and family of the financier, whose sudden death left the Royal Family in mourning, gathered at the Chapel Royal in St James’s Palace in London.

Buckingham Palace confirmed the service was followed by a reception in St James’s Palace.

The Prince of Wales, the Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, the Duke of Kent and Princess Alexandra were among those present, alongside Lady Gabriella and Mr Kingston’s family.

Lady Gabriella is second cousin to the King, who is being treated for cancer.

The monarch was not present and the Queen is understood to have had an engagement at Buckingham Palace.

Mr Kingston, 45, died on 25 February at his parents’ home in the Cotswolds from a “catastrophic head injury” and a gun was found near his body, the opening of his inquest heard.

Mr Kingston’s coffin was brought from the chapel of Kensington Palace, accompanied by close family for the hour-long service which began at 11.30am.

A larger scale memorial service is expected to be held in honour of Mr Kingston in due course.

Lady Gabriella, known as Ella, married Mr Kingston at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, in 2019 with Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, the late Duke of Edinburgh, among the guests.

She paid tribute to her husband in a joint statement with his family following his death, describing him as “an exceptional man who lit up the lives of all who knew him”.

Mr Kingston was a director of Devonport Capital, which specialises in providing finance for companies in “frontier economies”.

The Bristol University graduate had also worked in Baghdad, Iraq, working to procure the release of hostages after joining the Diplomatic Missions Unit of the Foreign Office.

Mr Kingston is survived by his father, former barrister Martin Kingston; his mother, Jill Kingston; and his sisters, Joanna Connolly and Emma Murray.

Although Lady Gabriella is not a working member of the royal family, she and Mr Kingston’s family are being supported by the royal household.

William is Lady Gabriella’s second cousin once removed – and they were both godchildren of the late King Constantine of Greece.

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May 30 2023

King honours sailors who played role in late Queen’s funeral | UK News

The King has presented honours to Royal Navy sailors who played a symbolic role in his mother’s funeral procession, one of whom is heavily pregnant.

During an open-air ceremony at Windsor Castle, the monarch honoured about 150 sailors and officers who either took part in Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral last September or helped to plan it.

Medical assistant Paisley Chambers-Smith, who is seven months pregnant, was awarded an RVO (Royal Victorian Order) silver medal for pulling the gun carriage carrying the Queen’s coffin with almost 100 other sailors.

On a warm sunny day in Windsor she was wearing a blue summer dress because the Royal Navy does not have any ceremonial maternity wear.

The medic, who works alongside civilian staff at an NHS hospital when not on deployment, said after the ceremony: “It’s not something I imagined doing so soon in my career.

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“The training was so hard but worth it and on the day it was a massive honour to be there.”

The King weaved between those gathered in the castle’s quadrangle, while music was provided by the Royal Marines Band Service.

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Apr 20 2023

Dogs line the street for Paul O’Grady’s funeral procession | UK News

Dogs and their owners lined the streets for the funeral procession of Paul O’Grady – TV star, LGBTQ campaigner and animal lover.

A private funeral for O’Grady, who died on 28 March, will follow the procession through the village of Aldington in Kent.

Dogs from Battersea Dogs & Cats Home will form a guard of honour for the service, recognising his extensive work as an ambassador for the charity.

Some dogs could be seen wearing jackets identifying them as being from the home, with the phrase “rescue is best”, as mourners gathered on Thursday.

O’Grady rehomed five dogs from Battersea while he filmed Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs and more than £270,000 has been raised for the charity since his death.

Crowds gathered in the village, where O’Grady lived for more than 20 years, from mid-morning on Thursday.

Many brought their dogs. One pup in a pram had a photo of O’Grady with a dog with the message “Thank you”.

Others wore T-shirts featuring pictures of dogs.

Pupils from Aldington Primary School displayed a collage of dog drawings they had done inside a large heart.

A bake sale was being organised outside the Walnut Tree pub with proceeds going to Battersea Dogs & Cats Home.

O’Grady, who rose to fame as his drag alter ego Lily Savage before going on to host a string of television programmes, died “unexpectedly but peacefully” at his home on 28 March at the age of 67.

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Dec 31 2022

Julian Assange to apply for prison leave to attend Vivienne Westwood’s funeral, says wife | World News

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is to request leave from prison to attend the funeral of his friend Dame Vivienne Westwood, according to his wife.

Dame Vivienne, known as the Godmother of Punk, died aged 81 on Thursday surrounded by her family in south London, prompting Mr Assange to search for a way to say goodbye, despite being behind bars in London’s Belmarsh prison as he fights extradition to the US.

His wife Stella Assange told Australia’s Nine Media of the funeral: “Julian’s going to put in a request to be able to attend.”

Mr Assange and Dame Vivienne had been friends for more than a decade, with the designer a vocal supporter throughout his time in the Ecuadorian embassy and prison.

She even dressed as a canary and suspended herself inside a giant birdcage outside The Old Bailey in July 2020 to protest his potential extradition.

The designer’s death prompted the WikiLeaks founder to issue his first statement since being imprisoned in 2019.

Released by Mrs Assange, it said: “Vivienne was a Dame and a pillar of the anti-establishment. Bold, creative, thoughtful and a good friend. The best of Britain. She will be missed terribly by me and many others.”

Mrs Assange wore a dress designed by Dame Vivienne and her husband Andreas Kronthaler when she married the 51-year-old at the prison in a small ceremony in March.

Mrs Assange said following the death: “Vivienne was a rebel at heart. Julian and I loved her company.

“Her gift to us took our wedding to the next level, so there was a lot of attention, and she just had this incredible talent for visuals and for messaging.”

She added: “Our wonderful friend Vivienne Westwood has left us. A fierce campaigner and a true altruist, she fought to #FreeAssange and for humanity’s future.

“Vivienne, you remain an inspiration. Your greatness will live on.”

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Dame Vivienne, who was born in Cheshire in 1941, is largely accepted as being responsible for bringing punk and new wave fashion into the mainstream with her eccentric creations.

Her designs were regularly worn by high-profile individuals including Dita Von Teese, who wore a purple Westwood wedding gown to marry Marilyn Manson, and Princess Eugenie, who wore three Westwood designs for various elements of the wedding of the then Prince William and Kate Middleton.

Details of her funeral are not yet known.

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Sep 19 2022

Crowds swell in London and Windsor as world prepares to say goodbye to the Queen at her funeral | UK News

Tens of thousands of people are gathering at sites across London and Windsor to say their final goodbye to Queen Elizabeth, Britain’s longest-serving monarch.

Mourners have flocked to the capital and other royal sites across the UK on the national bank holiday, which was created especially to allow as many people as possible to take part in the day.

Upwards of a million people are expected to gather in central London and around the royal palaces for the historic occasion.

All public viewing areas for the funeral procession in the capital were full by just after 9am.

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Along The Mall, thousands of people have already lined the route along the barriers ahead of the procession, with some intrepid mourners even camping out in tents and sleeping bags in a bid to get a good spot.

Transport and travel issues on some trains into London on Monday morning mean thousands of mourners could miss the funeral due to rail disruption which has left them waiting for hours on stationary trains.

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The funeral service – which will also be shown on large screens around the UK and in several cinemas – is set to draw billions of TV viewers across the globe. It is likely to become the world’s most watched broadcast of all time.

The funeral marks the climax of what is being regarded as the biggest security operation the UK has ever seen, surpassing the operation for the Platinum Jubilee weekend and the London 2012 Olympics, which saw up to 10,000 police officers on duty per day.

The funeral itself will be attended by more than 2,000 people, including royalty, world leaders, politicians and members of the royal household.

Poignantly the Queen was both married and crowned in Westminster Abbey. It is the first time a monarch’s funeral has been held there since 1760.

The abbey opened its door to the congregation for people to take their seats for the service at 8am.

Proceedings began at 10.52am, when the procession carrying the Queen’s coffin will arrive at the West Gate of the abbey after departing Westminster Hall.

The funeral began at 11am and ends at 11.55am when the Last Post will sound followed by a national two-minute silence.

The procession will then head to Wellington Arch at Hyde Park Corner, before the journey to Windsor.

A private committal service will then take place at St George’s Chapel, conducted by the Dean of Windsor, and attended by the King and members of the Royal Family.

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Sep 18 2022

Queen’s death: Prince George and Princess Charlotte will attend state funeral | UK News

Prince George and Princess Charlotte will attend the Queen’s state funeral, according to the order of service.

The two eldest children of the Prince and Princess of Wales will be among 2,000 people gathering in Westminster Abbey to say farewell to the monarch they knew as “Gan Gan”.

The second and third in line to the throne will walk in procession behind the Queen’s coffin as it is carried by the military bearer party.

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Their grandfather King Charles with the Queen Consort will be immediately behind the coffin, followed by the Princess Royal and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, then the Duke of York, followed by the Earl and Countess of Wessex, and then the Prince and Princess of Wales.

Nine-year-old George and seven-year-old Charlotte will walk side-by-side behind their parents, followed by their uncle and aunt the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, and other members of the Royal Family.

They are also expected to be at the committal service in St George’s Chapel, Windsor, later in the day.

Their four-year-old brother Prince Louis, however, is not expected to attend.

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Details of the service have been revealed, including the music, which will include the Queen’s Piper, Warrant Officer Class 1 (Pipe Major) Paul Burns, playing the traditional lament Sleep, Dearie, Sleep.

Before the service, the tenor bell will be tolled every minute for 96 minutes, reflecting the years of the Queen’s life.

One of the hymns – The Lord’s My Shepherd, I’ll Not Want – was sung at the Queen’s wedding, when she married the Duke of Edinburgh in the same abbey in 1947.

The others hymns are: The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended; and Love Divine, All Loves Excelling.

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Prayers will be said by the Reverend Dr Iain Greenshields, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, for “Queen Elizabeth’s long life and reign, recalling with gratitude her gifts of wisdom, diligence, and service”.

The Bishop of London Dame Sarah Mullally will say a prayer for “our most gracious Sovereign Lord King Charles, Camilla the Queen Consort, William Prince of Wales, and all the Royal Family”.

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Sep 18 2022

Archbishop of Canterbury praises King Charles ahead of preaching the sermon at Queen’s funeral | UK News

The Archbishop of Canterbury has said he will miss the Queen “hugely”, as he praised King Charles for having “the sense of service and duty, that is the equal of her late Majesty’s”.

Archbishop Justin Welby, who will preach the sermon at tomorrow’s state funeral, said Queen Elizabeth ll firmly believed she would be reunited with her husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, along with her father, mother and sister, when she is laid to rest in Windsor.

He also said he hoped world leaders, gathering at Westminster Abbey for the funeral, would be guided by her example.

The Archbishop told Sky’s Anna Botting he felt “very privileged to be there”, clarifying: “Not pleased to be there, because we would all prefer that this has not happened – we’re all going to miss and grieve for the Queen.”

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He said the ceremony will be “focused on the family first, because this is a family saying goodbye, at a funeral, to someone they loved”.

The funeral will be attended by more than 2,000 people and watched by billions around the world, making it set to become the world’s most watched broadcast of all time.

The archbishop described the “genuinely shared experience” that people in the UK were feeling as, “an experience of grief, for many deep grief, but also mixed with an experience of immense thankfulness”.

Asked if the role of King was too much for Charles, 73, to take on, in his later years, he said: “It would be too much to expect most people to take on this role at any age, frankly.

“He is a man of very great intelligence, humility, thoughtfulness, commitment to service, who has not just been sitting around twiddling his thumbs, waiting to take on the role.

“As we know, his service to the country and the Commonwealth around the world has been huge. And he’s been thinking about this role for very, very many years indeed.

“From the point of view of the head of state, there’s been a seamless transition – not to someone who’s self-centred or anything like that – but as someone whose sense of service and duty is the equal of her late Majesty’s”.

The archbishop described how he last saw the Queen in June, when he gave her a cross of nails, to mark 70 years of unstinting service to the Church of England.

He said: “Her memory was so acute, her observation so perceptive.

“I came back, and I said to my wife, ‘we needn’t worry, I’m not going to have to do a coronation. It’ll be my successor who does that, she’s so fit’.”

The cross of nails has been used as a symbol of reconciliation and peace building around the world.

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He said he believes the Queen will now “unite more global leaders, possibly, than at any point in human history”, as heads of state, royal families and government representatives from around the world gather at Westminster Abbey for her funeral.

Archbishop Welby said he hoped and prayed that was a moment “where they will reflect on their own leadership”, looking to her example and taking “a moment where they say to themselves, ‘I would really like people to look on me, in the way that they look on her’.

“She was deeply faithful and faith filled. A demonstrative, quiet Christian, who trusted in the faithfulness of God.”

He said she was now at peace and the nation should “take hope” and comfort from that.

The Queen’s funeral will take place in Westminster Abbey on Monday at 11am.

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Sep 17 2022

Queen’s funeral: Public to be able to watch funeral on big screens across UK | UK News

The public will be able to watch the Queen’s funeral on Monday on large screens being put up in public parks and venues across the UK.

Around 125 cinemas across the UK will also be screening the events – alongside Sky News and other TV broadcasters.

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has said the occasion will be shown in various locations – including Hyde Park in London; Centenary Square in Birmingham; Coleraine Town Hall in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland and Holyrood Park in Edinburgh.

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The list of locations also includes Cathedral Square, Sheffield; Bitts Park, Carlisle; Bedford Corn Exchange; Bradford Cathedral; University Square, Coventry; Northernhay Gardens, Exeter; Sandy Park conference centre, Exeter; Exeter City Football Club; Millennium Square, Leeds; Manchester Cathedral and Old Eldon Square in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

Hundreds of thousands of mourners will line the streets from London to Windsor in Berkshire, with more than 10,000 police officers on duty – the largest police presence on record.

People are being advised by the government to “plan ahead and prepare for delays to travel”.

A total of 500 foreign dignitaries will attend the funeral at Westminster Abbey alongside 2,000 guests including politicians, civil servants, some celebrities and many ‘ordinary’ members of the public selected for charitable or community works.

After Monday’s service, the late monarch’s coffin will be driven to Windsor in the state hearse before travelling in procession to St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle via the Long Walk.

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At 10.44am, the Queen’s coffin will be moved from the Palace of Westminster to Westminster Abbey for the state funeral, which will begin at 11am and be followed by a national two-minute silence at 11.55am.

A public procession will begin at 12.15pm as Her Majesty’s coffin travels from Westminster Abbey to Wellington Arch in London.

The procession, which will proceed in seven groups and be supported by a service band, will travel along Broad Sanctuary, Parliament Square, Whitehall, Horse Guards Parade, Horse Guards Road, The Mall, Constitution Hill and end at London’s Wellington Arch.

Space dedicated for those with accessibility requirements is available at the Green Park side of The Mall and the St James’s Park side of The Mall.

The Albert Memorial viewing areas will have British Sign Language interpreters and a hearing loop.

Her Majesty‘s coffin will then be carried from Wellington Arch by the State Hearse to Windsor, where The Queen will be laid to rest.

The hearse is due to arrive in Albert Road and, at 3.10pm, it will travel in procession along Albert Road and the Long Walk before arriving at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle ahead of the committal service, where The Queen will buried next to the Duke of Edinburgh, which is not open to the public.

There are a limited number of public viewing areas on The Long Walk, including a number of viewing spaces for those with accessibility needs, and there will be big screens for people to watch the services and procession from London.

A National Moment of Reflection in the form of a one-minute silence will take place at 8pm on Sunday 18 September.

Community groups, clubs and other organisations, as well as people at home, and expats across the world, are being encouraged to mark the moment.

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Sep 17 2022

Focus turns to Queen’s funeral as world leaders arrive, scaffolding is erected and rehearsals get under way | UK News

Preparations are well under way for the Queen’s state funeral with scaffolding being erected, world leaders arriving in London and rehearsals at Westminster Abbey and Windsor Castle.

As the lying in state continues in Westminster Hall, the queue of mourners waiting to see the monarch’s coffin is now expected to take around 22 hours from the back to the front.

Representatives from the Commonwealth nations have been invited to pay their respects, and heads of state from around the world are arriving throughout the weekend, both to attend the Queen’s funeral, and to sign a book of condolences.

Meanwhile, King Charles will meet the chiefs of staff at Buckingham Palace before visiting police headquarters, where he will thank representatives from all the emergency services involved in the planning and delivery of the events during the mourning period.

He will also attend, with Camilla, the Queen Consort, a lunch for governors general – the people who represent the monarch in overseas realms – at the palace.

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Also on Saturday, the Queen’s grandchildren will take their turn standing in vigil around her coffin.

The Prince of Wales will stand at the head, the Duke of Sussex at the foot.

William will be flanked by his cousins Zara Tindall and Peter Philips – the children of the Princess Royal – while Harry will be with the Duke of York’s daughters Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie.

The Earl of Wessex‘s children Lady Louise and Viscount Severn will stand near the middle.

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Forecasters say the sun is expected to shine on those waiting in the queue and those already securing the best spots for the funeral procession. After a cold start, Saturday should see long, sunny spells with maximum temperatures of 17C (62F), they predict.

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A London Fashion Week diversity fashion show will also take place in honour of the late Queen on Saturday. Models will carry a white lily in tribute.

Codenamed Operation London Bridge, arrangements for the Queen’s death have been carefully pored over for years, with the monarch herself overseeing and approving every detail before her passing.

However, the exact details were kept under wraps until the sitting sovereign, King Charles III, gave it his final seal of approval.

Monday’s funeral is at Westminster Abbey, one of London’s most recognisable landmarks and near the Palace of Westminster.

It has been the setting for every coronation since 1066, and was where the then-Princess Elizabeth married Prince Philip in 1947.

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