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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 include DJs Dave Lee Travis and Mike Read and former Coronation Street actress Sarah Lancashire. Those attending the service will include DJs Dave Lee Travis and Mike Read and former Coronation Street actress Sarah Lancashire.
Lord Norman Tebbit is also expected to attend. Flowers have been sent by the Bee Gees. 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.