An elaborate paper horse is blessed before being burnt at a funeral to provide a safe journey for the deceased's spirit to the next world. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). 1860

President Lincoln's funeral train in Philidelphia near the start of its 13 day 1,600 mile journey from Washington to Springfield. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). 1865

The coffin of General Ulysses Simpson Grant (1822–1885), 18th president of the United States, on the day of his funeral. (Photo by William Allen/Hulton Archive/Getty Images). July 1885

Sailors pulling a gun carriage and coffin through the streets of Portsmouth during a naval funeral, 1890s. A large crowd has gathered to pay their respects. (Photo by F. J. Mortimer/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

A standard bearer, drummer and trumpeter of the Second Life Guards parading at the funeral of British prime minister William Gladstone. (Photo by Reinhold Thiele/Thiele/Getty Images). 1898

Pallbearers attend a glass sided funeral carriage in Portsmouth, circa 1900. (Photo by F. J. Mortimer/Getty Images)

A funeral procession in Naples. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Circa 1900

A spotless GWR (Great Western Railway) locomotive, the “Royal Sovereign” waiting to carry Queen Victoria's coffin. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). 28th January 1901

A coffin decked in flowers in a punt, which a group of men are pulling into the mooring. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images). 3rd June 1903

Church and armed forces officials pay their respects as bodies of the Potemkin's assassinated officers lie in state. The mutiny aboard the battleship Potemkin sparked the uprising of 1905. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). 1st June 1905

The Dalai Lama of Tibet, being carried in his sedan chair, attending the funeral of the Dowager Empress of China. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Circa 1908

The funeral procession of the Empress Dowager Tzu-Hsi or Cixi of China (1835–1908), widow of the last Manchu Emperor Xianfeng. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). 1908

The funeral procession of the assassinated king of Portugal, King Carlos I (1863–1908) and his son, in Portugal. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). 1st February 1908

A group of men laying a body on a Hindu ghat, which serves as a place of cremation. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images). Circa 1910

A stream of cars at a funeral in the Heroes cemetery in Instanbul. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images). 1910

Guards surround the coffin at the private lying in state of King Edward VII (1841–1910) at Buckingham Palace, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images). May 1910

The funeral procession of King Edward VII. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images). 20th May 1910

A “Farewell” tribute to King Edward VII, placed over the entrance to the platforms for train arrivals at Paddington Station, London, on the day of the sovereign's funeral. The cortege passed under the farewell message. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images). 20th May 1910