TWO strippers performed at a funeral in lingerie as part of the deceased’s last wishes, an insurer survey has revealed.
Other services had funeral directors dressed as Star Wars villain Darth Vader and Lord of the Rings wizard Gandalf.
There was also a farmer, laid to rest in a coffin on a bed of hay, and one man who was buried in a full Santa outfit.
And one last request by a naturist asked mourners to arrive naked — with some obliging.
Over-50s insurer Sun Life surveyed 100 undertakers.
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Mark Screeton, CEO at SunLife said: “Over the past 20 years we have seen more and more great examples of how people make their loved ones’ funerals really personal.
“Some of the requests for how the deceased should be dressed - or not in some cases - tend to stick in the memory.
“Like the man who wanted to be buried dressed as Father Christmas, the farmer who was buried on a bed of hay, or the gentleman in his 90s who, alongside his whole family, was a naturist, so he was in his coffin completely naked.
“No one batted an eyelid!”