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Canley Garden Cemetery, Coventry.
Storm Franklin follows on the heels of Storm Eunice. Rest assured that there will be no disruption to our service. Despite the weather our dedicated on call team at Franklin & Hawkins Family Funeral Directors are available 24 hours a day, 365 days per year. Whatever the weather you can call us for funeral services in Coventry, Marston Green and surrounding areas.
Funeral Planning Queen Victoria had planned her funeral before her passing. She actually passed away on the Isle of Wight but was buried at Frogmore. In 1897, the Queen left strict instructions relating to the service and ceremony. Many of these instructions set the precedent for many state funerals to this day. Despite having spent her life after Alberts death dressed in black, she dictated that her funeral be a white funeral. As she was a soldiers daughter and head of the Army, she wanted the procession to be a full military service. Her coffin was carried by a gun carriage and in the funeral procession consisted of