Funeral send-off costs rise as unicorns and disco hits add sparkle
(The Guardian Money News)

Personalised send-offs more popular than ever, with average costing £2,300, says SunLifeSpending on the extras that turn a funeral into a celebration of life soared last year, with a `unicorn-drawn` hearse and drag queens belting out LGBTQ anthems among the more unusual requests, says a report.The average amount spent on a funeral send-off - which includes things such as catering for the wake, flowers, limo hire and other extras - reached £2,306 in 2019, up almost 12% in a year, according to the insurer SunLife´s Cost of Dying report. It says the increasing popularity of personalised funerals appears to be a major driver behind the rise. Continue reading...