I am trying to think of the last time a Head of State had an open casket funeral or had the government let their corpse be viewed.
Only one I can even think of in my memory is Vladimir Lenin, and Abe Lincoln before him. One was believed to be assassinated, the other was openly assassinated, which might be more of making a point than for national grieving.
There is something damaging to national morale to see their previously living leader as a corpse. Its always a flag draped box.
Also the embalmed open casket funeral is a American tradition.
I was thinking the same thing. There aren't a lot of celebrities that have had open casket funerals and my guess is because you can't trust paparazzi not to sell photos and the internet has made it worse. I think that is the last thing the family wants to deal with....
I am trying to think of the last time a Head of State had an open casket funeral or had the government let their corpse be viewed.
Only one I can even think of in my memory is Vladimir Lenin, and Abe Lincoln before him. One was believed to be assassinated, the other was openly assassinated, which might be more of making a point than for national grieving.
There is something damaging to national morale to see their previously living leader as a corpse. Its always a flag draped box.
Also the embalmed open casket funeral is a American tradition.
I was thinking the same thing. There aren't a lot of celebrities that have had open casket funerals and my guess is because you can't trust paparazzi not to sell photos and the internet has made it worse. I think that is the last thing the family wants to deal with....