1. Has anyone been to a person's funeral where their dead body was open to view? If so what part of the body could be seen? 2. What cultural or religious groups in the UK do (or would if they could) display dead bodies at funerals and which parts of the body do (would) they show? 3. When was the last time (if ever) when part of the body of a royal personage was displayed during a lying in state in the UK? 4. Have any surveys been done of display of bodies at funerals in the UK? -- Stephen White ([log in to unmask]) 69 Murhill Research Fellow Limpley Stoke Department of Theology and Religion Bath Durham University Wiltshire Visiting Lecturer, Cardiff Law School BA2 7FQ. Cardiff University 01225 722429