Oh, all right then....sorry, Unless you live in Australia or Spain. Maybe thats a better idea then.
But thats my point. If you have a state funeral for ordinary people then the funeral loses its state of occasion. It would become a normal funeral. State Funerals are special. They are not for every tom(my) dick or harry.
Lets honour the last WW1 vet to die properly, with dignity and respect not with a media circus.
Lets hold a military funeral for him. Fly past with a formation of RAF FJ's in the missing man formation. A 19 gun salute, full military honours, bands, flags flying. Lets make the country proud of our ex-servicemen but please don't make the same mistake that the Australian and Spanish people did.