cortege

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Not respecting a cortege, especially those involving a horses, is also a safety issue, it added.

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025

Stopping for a cortege is a "tradition" amongst road users, it said, a "moment of dignity and respect for the deceased and their family".

From BBC • Oct. 27, 2025

Osbourne's widow Sharon and children Aimee, Jack and Kelly visited floral tributes laid at Black Sabbath bridge following his death on 22 July in a cortege that weaved through the streets of his home city.

From BBC • Sep. 27, 2025

Sharon acknowledged the fans by raising her arms and giving peace signs before getting back into a people carrier and the cortege continued past more mourners.

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2025

They drove toward the lake over the park’s rough roads at the pace of a funeral cortege and with equal gloom.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson