As chief mourner in this our national and municipal grief, the president was a welcome presence.

He outraged the family by insisting on taking the position of chief mourner at her funeral mass.

In Muslim families, for example, it is the women in the family who are the chief mourners if someone dies.

As there are no relations at all, Jonathan will have to be chief mourner.

Simon de Montfort, a close friend of the family, was the chief mourner at William's funeral.

Lady Anne, attended by two noblemen, leads the way as chief mourner for her father-in-law.

You'd be Amazed in how many cases the one who commits the murder is the chief mourner at the funeral.

His role as chief mourner gave him a certain glamour.

"He'll be chief mourner," Jamie said, with a hint of a smile in his voice.

George was the chief mourner at William's funeral.