The funeral director thought he had seen everything until this strange request came in.
A video circulated on social media showing a dancer in black lingerie pole dancing to Queen's "The show must go on" against the backdrop of two white coffins.
This was a funeral in Amsterdam, bidding farewell to the owners of a nightclub from the red-light district, a husband and wife.
Funeral director Iede Hoorn said that the nightclub owner died over 30 years ago, in 1993. But his recently deceased wife wanted her ashes scattered with those of her late husband, so his remains were exhumed, writes The Sun.
The couple together ran a legendary nightclub in Amsterdam's red-light district.
The funeral director noted: "The pole dancer's purpose was not to shock; it was a tribute."
He said he thought he had seen everything until this strange request came from the children of the deceased couple.
"When I gently asked if we should somehow showcase the parents' life's work at the funeral, they hesitated. But a few days later, they called me – they had decided to hire a pole dancer."
Hoorn said that the dancer's "intimate, dignified performance" was "intended for no one other than the two people who had passed away."
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