My mother, the late Baroness Williams of Crosby (Shirley Williams), died in April 2021. In accordance with the Covid restrictions that were in place at the time, her funeral was attended by only 30 people, and was limited to 40 minutes, with no singing allowed, and no indoor gathering following the service.
I did invite a very few close friends of my mother afterwards to my garden, insisting that they remain outside, despite it being a bitterly cold day, as I understood that that was what the law required. Most of those attending were elderly and became very cold outside. I took blankets out for them, but was adamant that I could not invite them in.
