On the day of his funeral, we followed Duke from Nottingham to Hook in Hampshire and there Karen, the celebrant, was waiting. We had a proper send-off for Duke. We sat in the gardens and they brought Duke out and we placed flowers and cuttings from his favourite tree with him and placed photos of him nearby. Karen started the service and then read out the eulogy with ‘Bright Eyes’ and ‘Adagio for Strings’ played as we said our final goodbye to our wonderful boy. Katie recommended a nearby restaurant where we held his ‘wake’. Afterwards, we went back to Dignity to collect him and take him home with us the same day. It was the ‘funeral’ Duke deserved; he was a magnificent, loyal member of our family and he will be eternally missed.
Katie has been in touch since to check on me and listen to me crying, bless her. I/we will never get over the tragic loss of our dear, dear Duke and words cannot express how much he will be deeply missed. Grief is the price we pay for love.
Until we meet again over rainbow bridge my darling Duke.
“On the day of the exhumation, there were high winds of up to 60mph so I spoke to Kevin and he was happy to postpone. Nothing was too much trouble to him and the team. He was very respectful and talked me through every step – he described exactly how Ella looked to me and gave me the option of seeing her for one last time.
One thing that really impressed me was that we originally picked a more expensive casket but once we explained that we wanted Ella’s ashes to stay inside, Kevin suggested an indoor wooden casket instead which was less expensive – something you don’t usually experience with business owners today! It was a fitting tribute to Ella as she wasn’t much of an outdoor cat and hated the rain.
Both times I’ve found Dignity to be respectful and understanding. I now live in Worthing but would happily travel to use them again. A great company.”
