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Downton Abbey star Anna Chancellor opens up on how she felt connected to her late daughter by following her funeral wishes - as she reveals the elaborate wake she held
The London-based actress, 59, known for her roles in Four Weddings and a Funeral and What a Girl Wants, explained that Poppy had a 'death plan,' even before she was diagnosed with leukaemia.
She told the publication how the send-off featured a theme inspired by Baz Luhrman's Romeo and Juliet and a ceremony with drums and sage performed by a First Nation Canadian Indian friend, as well as gold tinsel curtains and pyrotechnics. She has found a hint of solace from her current castmates in Playhouse Creatures, which will be the first play she's done in nearly a decade, with crew members inviting conversation on the topic of grief and encouraging her that tears are 'welcome'. Naturally, Poppy inherited a similar attitude, having enjoyed a relaxed upbringing in London where she became so climatized to her mother's raucous parties that she required noise to be able sleep at night.
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