cortege

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Hundreds of mourners followed the cortege from Ms Doherty's parents' home to Holy Family chapel in Ballymagroarty.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

"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

Hatton's funeral cortege was led by the famous Reliant van from Only Fools And Horses.

From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025

Sharon acknowledged the fans by raising her arms and giving peace signs before getting back into a people carrier and the cortege continued past more mourners.

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2025

When he died in 1844, forty thousand people viewed the coffin, and the funeral cortege stretched for two miles.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson