In a touching initiative inspired by traditions like Mexico's Day of the Dead, high-profile actors read poems in memory of lost loved ones, marking Celebration Day.
Maria Lauro expressed that her appearance on Jeopardy! was a dream come true, yet deeply bittersweet after the recent loss of her husband, who had encouraged her to apply.
After a campaign by their fathers, Bryn Hughes and Paul Bone, it was announced earlier this year that the emblem would be awarded to the next of kin of police officers, firefighters and other public servants. Bone, from Pool-in-Wharfedale, West Yorkshire, said every public sector worker who dies in the line of duty should have the opportunity to be remembered and honoured.