cortege

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As the cortege entered the church, Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau was sung and the first hymn was Cwm Rhondda.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2026

Hundreds of fans gathered outside the cathedral and applauded as the cortege arrived, preceded by a guard of scooter riders as The Stone Roses track I Wanna Be Adored played on speakers.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

There will then be a private removal on Saturday morning, with the funeral cortege arriving at the chapel for a funeral Mass beginning at 12:00.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2025

On Wednesday, the cortege drove past the stadium and his childhood home before heading into Birmingham city centre, where fans wearing Ozzy and Sabbath T-shirts and scarves lined Broad Street.

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2025

There had been larger marches in the past decade, but none of them matched in tone, the gravitas of this slow cortege through the streets of Durham.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson