We could all be forgiven for thinking that a vicar, of all people, would be well-equipped to deal with death, but when Reverend Richard Coles’s husband David died at the end 2019, he found himself alone for the first time in twelve years. As someone who deals with the aftermath of death in his profession, offering support and solace to his parishioners regularly, he thought he’d be well equipped to deal with it, but when it happened to him, he realized he wasn’t.