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When a loved one dies, the task of organising their funeral falls to those left behind. With no guidance and very little time to make the right decision, this can turn what is already a difficult time into one that is extremely stressful. It’s a worrying fact that 99% of people admit they didn’t know all^of their loved ones funeral wishes . Are you confident that your family would know what service to arrange for you?

Those who had spoken to their loved ones beforehand received a variety of requests, including asking people to wear their favourite colour instead of black and having bagpipes being played at their service.

Knowing these personal wishes gives families greater peace of mind because they can be confident they’re arranging the perfect send-off for their loved ones. everyone involved.

Mirror have partnered with Dignity, one of the UK’s leading funeral plan providers, to offer readers some of the best funeral plans on the market.

With a Dignity Funeral Plan you can document your wishes so your loved ones are spared the additional pressures of trying to arrange the perfect send-off for you.

You can begin with the essentials like whether you would like a cremation or a burial service and then move on to the personal touches like your favourite music or poem. You can add as much or as little information as you want and change your mind at any time for no additional cost .

By paying for your funeral in advance, your loved ones won’t be hit with a shock bill and they can concentrate on making their own personal tributes.

The average cost of a basic funeral in the UK is already £4,086 and that’s expected to rise to nearly £6,000 in just six years time**- that’s an awful lot of money to find. But paying for a funeral doesn’t have to cost the earth if you pay in advance and fix the cost at today’s prices with a Dignity Funeral Plan. Prices begin from as little as £2,995 with £100 discount. This is because you’ll pay for the services included in a Dignity plan at the price that a funeral would cost today, not what it will cost in the future.

Once the plan is paid, no matter how far in the future your funeral may be required, there’ll be nothing more for your loved ones to pay for the funeral arrangements in your plan.