[Aussie Dasher]

The details would be worked out between the Irwin family and the Prime Minister's Office.

As Westminster Abbey is a fair hike from these parts, I think it unlikely we'd be involving the Poms. :-)

My feeling is that a State Funeral very much designed to honour Steve's individuality and great love of Australia would have been sensational, but his family's wishes must be respected.

[piasa]

My feeling is that a State Funeral very much designed to honour Steve's individuality and great love of Australia would have been sensational, but his family's wishes must be respected.

It would have been difficult to get the crocodile to walk straight down the streets of the capitol all saddled up with Steve's empty boots in the stirrups, anyway. (And I think it'd make me tear up big time.)

I'm going to miss him like I still miss St. Louis's old "Mutual of Omaha's 'Wild Kingdom'" man Dana Brown.