Emily Mortimer
British actress
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes.
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I would like the poem Cherish by Raymond Carver. It was read by my dad at my wedding, and is my absolute favourite.
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Elaine Paige
English singer and actress
Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien. And my headstone should read: “Game, set and match.”
Robert Peston
British journalist
Maybe I’m Amazed, by Paul McCartney.
Mike Skinner
English rapper
I'd like to write my funeral song.
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