Funeral florist goes viral with hilarious Lambert and Butler themed display after being briefed by family of smoker: ‘She loved a ciggie and to tell people to f*** off’

A funeral florist has gone viral with a Lambert and Butler-themed display ordered by the family of a devoted smoker.

Liverpool-based Beaukay Bespoke Flowers has been winning acclaim online for the cigarette-shaped creation seizing attention at a recent ceremony.

People have been latching on to the image today, approvingly sharing it on X, formerly Twitter.

One admirer wrote: ‘The brief was she loved a ciggy & to tell people to f*** off!’

And the flower firm posted on Instagram: ‘We love doing these meaningful tributes, especially when it makes the family smile & reminisce about their loved ones at such a hard time.’ 

The cigarette-themed funeral floral display was shown off by a Liverpool flower firm

The company has also been praised for a cigar-themed floral offering

Other designs shown by Beaukay Bespoke Flowers include this Tetley’s Smooth Ale tribute

A music fan’s love of the Glastonbury Festival was also suitably honoured by the firm

One X user shared a photo of the cigarette-themed floral display with the pithy remark: ‘Can’t argue with that brief, can you.’ 

The bouquet is dominated by flowers in the shape of a cigarette, accompanied by a packet and a ribbon unfurled to show the capitalised words: ‘F*** off.’

People responding also shared another floral funeral tribute making even more clear the name of cigarette brand Lambert and Butler. 

A Twitter commenter suggested the vicar overseeing the funeral might say in his eulogy: ‘She was a lady of simple pleasures.’

Others suggested, ‘I just know she was an icon’, ‘We lost a real one’ and ‘This literally reminds me of my grandma’.

The floral tribute was also described as ‘the best anniversary gift’, while someone else posted in response: ‘Lay me down on a bed of Marlboro roses.’ 

There were also comparisons to actress Kathy Burke, who played relentless cigarette-smoking character Waynetta Slob alongside comedian Harry Enfield’s Wayne and also presents the podcast Where There’s A Will There’s A Wake.

One X user wrote: ‘This has @KathyBurke #wtawtaw vibes.’

X, formerly Twitter, followers referred to Kathy Burke, pictured left, who played cigarette-smoker Waynetta Slob alongside Harry Enfield’s Wayne in his 1990s BBC sketch show

Beaukay Bespoke Flowers attracted plenty of praise after sharing on Instagram

The Liverpool company says it is keen to come up with designs to match customers’ wishes

The same firm has also shared on Instagram other creative floral designs for funerals, including one based on Camacho cigars.

Among the responses were fans saying, ‘You’re so talented’, ‘Brilliant’ and ‘Amazing’. 

Other displays have nodded to lost loved ones’ fondness for Tetley’s Smooth Ale and the Glastonbury music festival. 

The cigarette tribute comes as it was revealed how many families are now responding to funerals’ soaring by buying used flowers and tributes on Vinted.

The average cost of a funeral in the UK has leapt from £1,835 in 2004 to £4,141, according to a study by SunLife. 

Their report also found that one in five Brits do not hold a funeral for their loved ones, instead opting for a direct cremation.

And a hefty 82 per cent of funeral directors recommended that mourners forego flowers, branding them ‘too expensive’.

A floral wreath in the shape of Paul O’Grady’s late dog Buster was pictured leaning beside the coffin of the performer famed as drag queen Lily Savage last April.

Meanwhile, a joker arranged for the word ‘b***ard’ to be spelled out with flowers in his hearse window in 2017 – inspired by TV Show The League Of Gentleman.