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As is the case with most businesses, we at Finders International started the year in an uncertain state of mind thanks to the ongoing pandemic and the subsequent lockdown that lasted almost five months.

New rules came into force in September this year, meaning that all UK funeral directors must make their pricing information easily accessible for customers.

The Guardian newspaper has instigated legal action against the attorney general and the Queen’s private lawyers relating to a decision to ban journalists from a court hearing about the late Duke of Edinburgh’s Will.

The top tune for a funeral in 2021 is ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ by Gerry & The Pacemakers, according to research by the Co-op Funeral Group based on approximately 100,000 funerals carried out by its funeral directors.

Ahead of the all-important climate summit in Glasgow next week, one funeral provider in Hampshire has taken delivery of the UK’s first fully electric Tesla-based hearse, according to the Hampshire Daily Echo.

Sometimes, the executors or trustees of estates find themselves administering that estate and are unable to distribute to one or more of the heirs because those persons can’t be found or won’t communicate with the trustee.

The already slow probate process is now facing additional delays, according to a London estate agent.

More people than ever before are challenging Wills and testaments in the UK, according to an article in the International Adviser.

The NME reports that another woman has come forward, claiming to be the child of the late rapper, DMX and bumping up the total of his alleged number of children to 15 further complicating the battle over his estate.

The continuing trend of the rich and famous determining that they won’t leave the bulk of their fortunes to their children continues, with Gene Simmons another in a long line of people announcing that most of his money will go to charity.