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Jimmy Savile cortege begins tour of Scarborough | |
(about 9 hours later) | |
The funeral cortege of Sir Jimmy Savile has embarked on its final journey with a tour along the seafront of his beloved Scarborough. | |
The former DJ and presenter died at his home in Leeds on 29 October, aged 84. | The former DJ and presenter died at his home in Leeds on 29 October, aged 84. |
Hundreds of fans gathered to pay their respects at his funeral in Leeds Cathedral on Wednesday. | |
Sir Jimmy will be buried in one of his trademark tracksuits in a gold-coloured coffin at Woodlands Cemetery in Scarborough on Thursday afternoon. | |
He is also wearing a Help For Heroes wristband, to mark his support for the armed services, and a green beret, presented to him by the Royal Marines in the 1970s. | |
His body will be set at an angle of 45 degrees "to enable him to see the sea", funeral director Robert Morphet has said. | His body will be set at an angle of 45 degrees "to enable him to see the sea", funeral director Robert Morphet has said. |
Sir Jimmy had a home in the resort whose residents are being given the chance to pay their respects before he is laid to rest in the most elevated plot in the cemetery. |