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Edinburgh Live
Edinburgh Live
National
Iona Young

Meet two of Edinburgh's youngest funeral directors who chose the unusual career path

On a bitterly cold afternoon in March Edinburgh Live visited Oakdale Funeral Home the HQ of Scotland's family-run funeral director William Purves that has been helping locals say goodbye for generations.

Having been through the process recently myself when a close family member died days into the new year, it was eye-opening to see everything that happens behind the scenes to ensure families can say goodbye to loved one's in their own way.

I met Charlie Finlayson, 28, from Broxburn and Peter Liddell, 33, from Kingsknowe, who are both young dads that have found a life purpose working in the funeral industry.

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