Strange objects celebrities took with them into their graves
What happens when we pass remains one of mankind's greatest mysteries. It is not known what lies beyond life but, just in case, some celebrities have taken some of their most bizarre and recognisable objects with them on this journey of no return.
Always a strange person in life, so why should death stop him from being eccentric? Jackson was buried in his white glove, pearls, and sunglasses.
The King of Reggae went to eternal sleep with his best friend: his guitar.
The brilliant artist was buried with a silk handkerchief which covered his famous moustache before he was laid in the coffin.
He spent his life holding his trumpet and, of course, now his eternal life clinging to it.
Lisa Marie Presley, Elvis's ill-fated daughter, placed a family bracelet on him but hid it under his hand to prevent it being stolen by fans visiting his grave.
The great Frank went to the afterlife accompanied by two of his great friends in life: a bottle of Jack Daniels and a pack of Camel.
Jackie Kennedy wanted her husband laid to rest with the presidential seal, as well as his two favourite gold cufflinks.
A larger coffin almost had to be found to hold everything: an iPhone, the ashes of his dog Jack, a Stetson hat, driving gloves, a bag of letters and photographs, cash, his medals, stones he had collected during his travels, a pair of sunglasses, two watches and seven packets of Splenda, the well-known sweetener.
Always iconic, Warhol was buried next to several copies of 'Interview' magazine, which he founded, a T-shirt with the magazine's logo and a bottle of 'Beautiful', a well-known Estée Lauder perfume.
All the letters that the escapist wrote to his mother accompanied him in his coffin and were placed as a pillow, as he had requested before he died. The reason is beautiful. To rest on his memories.
Her love with Richard Burton would live forever and the actor wrote her a letter three days before he died. Liz Taylor kept it by her bedside until the day she died, then she had it buried with her. Eternal love.
The comedian wanted to leave his mark, even after his death, by asking to be buried with $100 in small notes, in case he had to tip in the afterlife.
Lauren Bacall said that Humphrey Bogart knew how to whistle and gave him a gold whistle which, after his death, she placed in his coffin, saying: "If you need anything, just whistle".
The great author took with him to the afterlife his HB pencils with which he wrote his stories, but also several billiard cues, a chainsaw and a bottle of red wine. In case he got thirsty.
The British designer took his own life, following the death of Isabella Blow, the journalist he discovered. The designer had made a ring from a lock of his late friend's hair and asked to be buried with it.
The composer always travelled with a copy of Lewis Carroll's 'Alice in Wonderland'. It was obvious that on his longest journey, his bedside book would go with him.
The lead singer of Lynyrd Skynyrd died in a terrible plane crash. His recognisable hat and his favourite fishing rod were placed in his coffin.
Bela Lugosi was buried in a Dracula cape, but not the one he wore in the films, which was too heavy, but the one he wore at public events.
A well-known and avid smoker, he was buried with three cigars in his pocket.
A St. Louis Cardinals legend who, funnily enough, took nothing baseball-related to his grave but a harmonica that was kept in his pocket.
The KFC image kept the man in character until the end, and on his journey to the other world, he appeared in his famous white suit.
The Pharaoh as she was known, was covered with a beautiful white mantilla given to her by one of her great friends in life, Carmen Sevilla. She was also buried barefoot.
The last sentence the writer said before his death was: "One Ducados, please", according to his sister Ana María. Thus, the family decided that he would spend his eternal life next to a pack of Ducados.
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