"Rebecca was a beautiful sister, friend and daughter, so much loved by everyone. She was so warm and deft with people, and once you met her you never forgot her.
"It was an almost unbearable task to plan a goodbye to her. Everything we thought we had to do felt wrong. We wanted her leaving to reflect her being. Rebecca was funny, light-hearted and, although a gifted actor and writer, hated to be centre stage and make a fuss.
"The team at Poppy’s suggested that she could have a simple cremation, so that we could be very private in those initial weeks of our grief.
"When Rebecca had arrived safely with Poppy’s, Sarah called me to let me know. As her mother, I hated the idea that Rebecca was being transported about. It felt so clinical — to feel she was tenderly welcomed made a huge difference.
"I felt I was able to be fully present. I did not have my attention diverted by organising a service which, at the time, would have been almost impossible for us.
"Three months after Rebecca’s death, we had the most wonderful service for her. It was so moving and beautiful and joyous."