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| The life of television chef Keith Floyd has been marked at his humanist funeral service which has been held in Bristol. | The life of television chef Keith Floyd has been marked at his humanist funeral service which has been held in Bristol. |
| Mourners included his partner and biographer. Stand-up comic Jim Davidson, who knew Floyd for 25 years, also attended the service. | Mourners included his partner and biographer. Stand-up comic Jim Davidson, who knew Floyd for 25 years, also attended the service. |
| TV producer David Pritchard, who discovered Floyd at his Bristol restaurant, said: "Before he arrived, most cooking programmes were sensible." | TV producer David Pritchard, who discovered Floyd at his Bristol restaurant, said: "Before he arrived, most cooking programmes were sensible." |
| Floyd died of a heart attack at the age of 65 in Dorset earlier this month. | Floyd died of a heart attack at the age of 65 in Dorset earlier this month. |
| He was also suffering from bowel cancer, which was diagnosed in June. | He was also suffering from bowel cancer, which was diagnosed in June. |
| Mr Pritchard, who admitted he fell out with Floyd for 16 years before a reconciliation, said: "This is a sad day for me." | Mr Pritchard, who admitted he fell out with Floyd for 16 years before a reconciliation, said: "This is a sad day for me." |
| David Pritchard: "It was a love hate relationship which changed to hate hate" | |
| Davidson, who flew in from Dubai to attend the service, said: "He was such a positive man in a very difficult world. He was the first of a kind. | Davidson, who flew in from Dubai to attend the service, said: "He was such a positive man in a very difficult world. He was the first of a kind. |
| "It didn't matter what he cooked, he would just swig that glass of wine and we all loved him." | "It didn't matter what he cooked, he would just swig that glass of wine and we all loved him." |
| His fellow celebrity chefs Marco Pierre White and Jean-Christophe Novelli were unable to attend due to work commitments. | |
| Floyd's biographer James Steen said that Novelli was "devastated" that he could not be there. | |
| White is planning to host a party at his restaurant in Knightsbridge next month to celebrate Floyd's life. | |
| Floyd's body was carried in a hand-made coffin made of banana leaves, while the male guests wore brightly-coloured bowties as a tribute to his trademark item of dress. | |
| The non-religious ceremony included a reading of Rudyard Kipling's poem If and the performance of a song called Keith Floyd Blues by Bill Padley. | The non-religious ceremony included a reading of Rudyard Kipling's poem If and the performance of a song called Keith Floyd Blues by Bill Padley. |
| Floyd was carried in a coffin made of banana leaves | |
| His daughter Poppy read s tribute to her father, saying: "You would have definitely preferred to have been a rock star called Elvis than a famous cook called Keith Floyd. | |
| "But because of that - your love of music - you managed to put not only sun on a plate but an outrageous dose of rock and roll." | |
| Floyd, who was born near Reading in Berkshire, presented a number of popular cookery programmes from the 1980s, characteristically enjoyed with a glass of wine in his hand. | Floyd, who was born near Reading in Berkshire, presented a number of popular cookery programmes from the 1980s, characteristically enjoyed with a glass of wine in his hand. |
| Recordings were often made on location, which was groundbreaking for the time. | Recordings were often made on location, which was groundbreaking for the time. |