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* In Charles Dickens' ''[[A Christmas Carol|Christmas Carol]]'', Scrooge doesn't attend his own funeral per se but the ghost of Christmas future does show him his own grave.
* In ''[[Private|Privilege]]'', the [[Spin-Off]] of the ''Private'' series, Ariana attends her own funeral. The body they cremated is actually that of Briana Leigh Covington, who she killed in order to access her money and assume her life.
* Its not his funeral but Mackenzie Calhoun of ''[[Star Trek: New Frontier|Star Trek New Frontier]]'' shows up to the dedication of the new ''USS Excalibur'' which has a touching eulogy/speech about since he was presumed dead during the destruction of the last ship of the same name. Its both hilarious and touching.
* Happens in the story of Amleth -- the legend that was basis for ''[[Hamlet]]'' -- as told in the 13th century ''Danish History'' by Saxo Grammaticus. Amleth has been sent to England by his uncle Feng to be killed with a [[Please Shoot the Messenger]] plot, and everyone think's he's dead; but (like in [[Shakespeare]]'s play) he has escaped and returns to the royal palace just the day they are holding his memorial feast.-- Shakespeare, however, alters the plot so that Hamlet arrives just in time to witness Ophelia's funeral.
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