A ban on large gatherings for funerals imposed during the pandemic has left a lot of people with complex feelings of anger and guilt around their inability to give their loved ones a proper send-off, an inquiry has heard.
Fiona Arnott-Barron, chief executive of bereavement support charity Cruse Scotland, said relatives and friends of people who died during the worst of the pandemic reported feeling they had “failed” them for not being able to look after them or arrange regular-sized funerals or receptions.
