Friday, March 25, 2011

Elizabeth Taylor arrives late to his own funeral

According to website TMZ said the actress was glamorous even in her last appearance. The coffin on which rest forever Elizabeth Taylor was created expressly for her and at a cost of $ 11,000. A burial chamber made of mahogany and covered in red velvet with a matching pillow. The most spectacular Cleopatra Film Mecca also had a very unusual request for the day of his funeral.

The actress, who is recognized throughout his life that was always late, asked that the ceremony was delayed 15 minutes ... Thus, Elizabeth would "be late for your own funeral", as explained by the representative of the family in a statement. Elizabeth's coffin was adorned with violets, gardenias and lilies.

Subsequently, Taylor was buried in the cemetery where rests his friend Michael Jackson. The ceremony was conducted by Rabbi Jerry Cutler, a friend of the family, and actor Colin Farrell was responsible for reading a poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins. Hundreds of fans of actress gathered at the gates of the cemetery to pay their own tribute to the star.

Many have criticized the rush to be the burial, but the family has queirod follow Jewish customs, and this requires burial as soon as possible after death, ideally within 24 hours.

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