cortege
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Family, friends and those wishing to pay their respects followed the funeral cortege the short distance along the Ballyphilip Road from Mageean's family home to the church.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2026
The cortege will then travel to her hometown of Skewen, Neath Port Talbot, travelling through the village at about 13:20 BST, an update on the website, external said.
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
Hundreds of fans gathered outside the cathedral and applauded as the cortege arrived, preceded by a guard of scooter riders as The Stone Roses track I Wanna Be Adored played on speakers.
From BBC ● Dec. 22, 2025
"It's happening weekly... someone will cut up a hearse or not let us out at a junction cutting in between the cortege and separating families," Mr Griffiths said.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2025
They drove toward the lake over the park’s rough roads at the pace of a funeral cortege and with equal gloom.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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