State funeral

A state funeral is a public funeral ceremony for people who die after they were very important in their country. With a state funeral, there is usually a day in which everyone mourns the person who died.

Often, state funerals are given to members of royal families or political leaders. People who were military or high officials or heroes or famous for other reasons also sometimes have a state funeral.

• Funeral
• Lying in state

Media related to State funerals at Wikimedia Commons

• The traditions of a British state funeral
• Memorializing U.S. Presidents Archived 2004-09-09 at the Wayback Machine