Funeral Directors – White Rose Modern Funerals

Business Focus – In the Spotlight | TW Magazine

White Rose Modern Funerals were interviewed for a ‘business in the spotlight’ feature in the March 2022 issue of the TW Magazine covering Teddington and Twickenham. The article is posted below. How did you get into this business? We launched in 2018 as a result of our own poor experience of trying to arrange a … Read more

Find a local funeral director in Richmond or Kingston – what you need to know

How to discern an independent funeral director, a corporate funeral director and a remote ‘tech’ funeral director When faced with planning a funeral, the services of a local funeral director can help to guide you through decision making and solve any complex issues. This guide is to help inform you about local funeral directors in … Read more

How we manage charity donations at funerals

It is common practice these days for funeral notices to state ‘family flowers only’ and express a preference for charitable donations to be made ‘in lieu of flowers’. This can bring comfort to a family when they are raising funds for a cause close to their loved one’s heart or wish to build awareness for … Read more

What is a Modern Funeral Director?

We often get asked what the difference is between a ‘modern funeral director’ and a more traditional one. To illustrate this, we should explain why we entered the funeral profession and how we work. We established White Rose Modern Funerals after personally experiencing less than satisfactory funerals. We had no traditional funeral background but instinctively … Read more

Good Funeral Guide accreditation for White Rose

White Rose accredited by the Good Funeral Guide

During August 2019, a director of the Good Funeral Guide (GFG) – which is wholly independent of the funeral industry – spent a day with us to see how we run our business as modern funeral directors. Their strict criteria focus on the quality of the experience a funeral company offers to bereaved people. We … Read more