Laura Sykes #Greeneralia · @greeneralia
1257 followers · 3134 posts · Server masto.ai

@athinkingman
Mm, yes and I remember I first heard the word at the burial of Winston Churchill. 'Pa' is quite common - I called my very tiresome mother-in-law 'Mama'.
But coronated! That's a completely new one on me... sounds more sonorous than 'crowned' I suppose?

#catafalque

Last updated 1 year ago

Sophie · @sophie
27 followers · 52 posts · Server mastodon.green

More random funeral info... the podium that the coffin gets put on is called a . There are usually rollers on it to help the bearers slide the on smoothly.

#catafalque #coffin #FuneralFacts #FuneralQuestions #askmeanything

Last updated 2 years ago