The casket was opened for viewing and thousands viewed it. No photographs were allowed but one was taken. The plates were destroyed but one print was made and lost until 1952 when it resurfaced.
No, at the request of her family, the casket was closed.
This is a funeral where the casket is open for viewing of the deceased by the mourners. It is a common type of funeral, but some families prefer that the casket be closed instead.
I'm sure there are rumours that this it true, but there is no proof, and no one will even know.
An open window.
Not normally, no. The eyes are always closed in an open casket viewing, to show "repose" of the deceased.
Yes.
Was Rosa Parks Casket Open At The Funeral
two years.
According to NotoriousBIG.co.uk:"18 March 1997 - His [Notorious B.I.G.'s] body is flown to La Guardia Airport, where it travels by limousine motorcade to lie in state (open casket) at the Frank E. Campbell Funeral Home. And then off to eventual cremation in New Jersey."
It is unclear if there are actual pictures of the Notorious BIG in an open casket. His funeral was held in a private ceremony, but it was an open casket ceremony. It is possible that pictures were taken.
No, it was a closed casket. Before the funeral, the coffin was under heavy guard at the funeral home, to prevent unauthorized photographs. And during the ceremony, the casket remained closed. But despite the efforts of her family to have privacy, tabloid photos surfaced, claiming to show her in an open coffin at the funeral parlor; but there is no way to verify if these photos were really her or if they were photo-shopped.
Yes, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes had an open casket.