The world's most expensive funerals ever, ranked
Charlotte Irwin
29 September 2022
The funerals with huge price tags
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Michael Jackson: $1 million (£758k)
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Michael Jackson: $1 million (£758k)
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Winston Churchill: $4.2 million (£3.9m)
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Winston Churchill: $4.2 million (£3.9m)
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Margaret Thatcher: $5.3 million (£4m)
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Margaret Thatcher: $5.3 million (£4m)
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Princess Diana: $8.5 million (£7.9m)
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Princess Diana: $8.5 million (£7.9m)
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Queen Mother: $8.6 million (£8m)
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Queen Mother: $8.6 million (£8m)
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Queen Elizabeth II: estimated $10.8 million (£10m)
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Queen Elizabeth II: estimated $10.8 million (£10m)
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Shinzo Abe: $11.5 million (£10.6m)
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Shinzo Abe: $11.5 million (£10.6m)
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Pope John Paul II: $11.9 million (£9.2m)
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Pope John Paul II: $11.9 million (£9.2m)
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John F. Kennedy: $15 million (£13.8m)
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John F. Kennedy: $15 million (£13.8m)
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Kim Jong-Il: $40 million (£37m)
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Kim Jong-Il: $40 million (£37m)
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Alexander the Great: estimated $600 million (£555m)
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Alexander the Great: estimated $600 million (£555m)
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Ronald Reagan: estimated $800 million (£620m)
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Ronald Reagan: estimated $800 million (£620m)
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