When Laura Price received an invite to her friend's 'FUNeral', she had no idea what to expect. Here, she shares why a funeral before death is the ultimate expression of self love

Would you celebrate your own life with a u2018living funeralu2019?

Would you celebrate your own life with a ‘living funeral’?

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I knew it would be an incredible party, but the underlying fact was that this was an acknowledgement that she will die

It began with a gospel choir, followed by a spoof eulogy from Dawn French herself in her character from the Vicar of Dibley

While regular funerals serve those who are left behind, living ones allow the person who is ill to feel how well-loved they are

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A miniature coffin arrived through my letterbox, containing two test tubes of tequila and an invitation to my friend’s ‘FUNeral’

“My friend’s ‘living funeral’ changed my mind about having one while I’m still alive”