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Cilla Black 'house burglary plot foiled by police' | |
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A plot to burgle the home of late singer Cilla Black has been foiled by police, her eldest son has revealed. | |
Robert Willis confirmed the news on the day a coroner ruled Black died from an accidental traumatic head injury during a fall at her home in Spain. | |
A professionally-cut hole had been found in the fence of his mother's Buckinghamshire home, just days before her funeral. | |
"I cannot believe someone would stoop so low at a time like this," he said. | |
"It's inconceivable. Thankfully it was discovered in time." | |
Black, 72, was found dead at her villa in Estepona on the Costa del Sol on 1 August. | |
'Celebrated and loved' | 'Celebrated and loved' |
Mr Willis spoke out after a 15-minute hearing at Liverpool Coroner's Court, where coroner Andre Rebello recorded a verdict of accidental death. | |
Addressing the hearing, attended by Mr Willis and brothers Ben and Jack, 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. | "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. | 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." | "It is right that you grieve and remember her." |
The entertainer's funeral will take place next Thursday at St Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Liverpool celebrated by the Rt Rev Thomas Williams, Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool. | |
Following her funeral, the singer will be laid to rest at Allerton Cemetery, where her parents are buried. | 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. | 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. |
She later married Bobby Willis at London's Marylebone Register Office in 1969. He died 30 years later. | She later married Bobby Willis at London's Marylebone Register Office in 1969. He died 30 years later. |
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. | 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. |