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Sir Jimmy Savile: Funeral service at Leeds cathedral | Sir Jimmy Savile: Funeral service at Leeds cathedral |
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Hundreds of people will attend a funeral service for Sir Jimmy Savile in Leeds later. | Hundreds of people will attend a funeral service for Sir Jimmy Savile in Leeds later. |
The Requiem Mass at St Anne's Cathedral will take place at 14:00 GMT. | The Requiem Mass at St Anne's Cathedral will take place at 14:00 GMT. |
The cortege will travel through the city before the service, passing by the Jim'll Fix It presenter's childhood home and Leeds General Infirmary. | The cortege will travel through the city before the service, passing by the Jim'll Fix It presenter's childhood home and Leeds General Infirmary. |
Those attending the service will include DJs Dave Lee Travis and Mike Read and former Coronation Street actress Sarah Lancashire. | |
Lord Tebbit is also expected to attend. Flowers have been sent by the Bee Gees. | |
Eulogies will be read by Sir Jimmy's nephew Roger Foster, his friends Howard Silverman and Neil Littlewood and representatives from Leeds General Infirmary and Stoke Mandeville Hospital. | Eulogies will be read by Sir Jimmy's nephew Roger Foster, his friends Howard Silverman and Neil Littlewood and representatives from Leeds General Infirmary and Stoke Mandeville Hospital. |
'Appropriate tracksuit' | 'Appropriate tracksuit' |
Sir Jimmy died at his home in Roundhay, Leeds, on 29 October. He was 84. | Sir Jimmy died at his home in Roundhay, Leeds, on 29 October. He was 84. |
On Tuesday about 4,000 people paid their respects to him at The Queens Hotel in Leeds. | On Tuesday about 4,000 people paid their respects to him at The Queens Hotel in Leeds. |
Fans travelled from across the country to see Sir Jimmy's gold-coloured coffin, which was covered with white roses. | Fans travelled from across the country to see Sir Jimmy's gold-coloured coffin, which was covered with white roses. |
On Thursday, Sir Jimmy will be buried in one of his trademark tracksuits. | On Thursday, Sir Jimmy will be buried in one of his trademark tracksuits. |
He will be set at an angle of 45 degrees at a cemetery in Scarborough "to enable him to see the sea", funeral director Robert Morphet confirmed. | He will be set at an angle of 45 degrees at a cemetery in Scarborough "to enable him to see the sea", funeral director Robert Morphet confirmed. |
Mr Morphet would not confirm the colour of the tracksuit but said it was "appropriate for a funeral". | Mr Morphet would not confirm the colour of the tracksuit but said it was "appropriate for a funeral". |
Sir Jimmy will be buried with a Royal Marines medal and green beret along with a Help for Heroes wristband. | Sir Jimmy will be buried with a Royal Marines medal and green beret along with a Help for Heroes wristband. |
The coffin will tour Scarborough, where he had a home, to give people there the chance to pay their respects before Sir Jimmy is laid to rest in the most elevated plot in the cemetery. | The coffin will tour Scarborough, where he had a home, to give people there the chance to pay their respects before Sir Jimmy is laid to rest in the most elevated plot in the cemetery. |