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Exception made to permit two nicknames on Kentmere headstone

Exception made to permit two nicknames on Kentmere headstone

Thursday, February 12, 2026
THE headstone of a deceased woman may bear the two nicknames “Lucy” and “Cinders” — rather than her given name, Lucinda — even though this does not comply with the requirements of the Churchyard Regulations, a Chancellor has ruled. The Consistory ...