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Singer Cilla Black died from a traumatic head injury during a fall at her home in Spain, a coroner has ruled. | |
During a 15-minute hearing at Liverpool Coroner's Court, Andre Rebello recorded a verdict of accidental death. | |
Black was found dead at her villa in Estepona on the Costa del Sol on 1 August. | |
The 72-year-old entertainer's funeral will take place next Thursday at St Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Liverpool. | |
'Celebrated and loved' | |
Addressing the hearing, attended by Black's three sons, Mr Rebello referred to the star by her real name Priscilla Maria Veronica Willis. | |
"She was a daughter of Liverpool and was celebrated and loved by all in Liverpool," he said. | |
He told sons, Ben, Robert and Jack: "She was your mum and her death is a private personal matter and we have all got one mum. | |
"It is right that you grieve and remember her." | |
Following her funeral, the singer will be laid to rest at Allerton Cemetery, where her parents are buried. | |
Born Priscilla Maria Veronica White, she first found fame as a singer in the 1960s, with a string of top 10 hits including chart-toppers Anyone Who Had a Heart and You're My World. | |
The former cloakroom attendant at the famed Cavern club in Liverpool then went on to become the host of TV shows such as Surprise, Surprise and Blind Date. |