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| Memorial service for Carol Barnes | Memorial service for Carol Barnes |
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| A memorial service in honour of former ITV newsreader Carol Barnes has taken place in Brighton. | A memorial service in honour of former ITV newsreader Carol Barnes has taken place in Brighton. |
| The former News At Ten presenter died aged 63 on 8 March, days after suffering a stroke. | The former News At Ten presenter died aged 63 on 8 March, days after suffering a stroke. |
| Former colleagues Dermot Murnaghan and Martyn Lewis joined Ms Barnes' relatives at the memorial service at the city's Grand Hotel. | |
| Her former partner, Denis MacShane, said: "There was no bling, bling, no celeb about her." | |
| A montage of pictures was on show featuring Ms Barnes both at work and with her family. | A montage of pictures was on show featuring Ms Barnes both at work and with her family. |
| For some the world will never be the same again Order of service | For some the world will never be the same again Order of service |
| Images included her speaking to the Queen and shots of Ms Barnes with son James and her daughter Clare. | Images included her speaking to the Queen and shots of Ms Barnes with son James and her daughter Clare. |
| The former newsreader was described in the order of service as "in her prime; happy, bubbly and optimistic as she always was, and for this at least we are thankful". | |
| It continued: "Her honest and caring way will be greatly missed by many, but for some the world will never be the same again." | |
| Other guests included Ms Barnes' son James, her ex-husband Nigel Thompson and actors Chris Ellison and Carol Cleveland. | |
| A candle was lit at the start of the service before Mr MacShane spoke to a packed room of the "seven ages of Carol". | A candle was lit at the start of the service before Mr MacShane spoke to a packed room of the "seven ages of Carol". |
| Denis MacShane paid tribute to Ms Barnes during the service | |
| He paid tribute to her as a journalist, as a radical intellectual and as a fantastic mother and friend. | He paid tribute to her as a journalist, as a radical intellectual and as a fantastic mother and friend. |
| He said: "It was the niceness of Carol that we all loved but there was something much more cutting edge about her. | He said: "It was the niceness of Carol that we all loved but there was something much more cutting edge about her. |
| "She went straight to the heart of the story. She could do the links, do the interviews and do them all brilliantly well. | |
| "You didn't see her as a personality. There was no bling, bling, no celeb about her, just a huge warmth and respect." | |
| He added: "She was full of life, full of stories and full of the future. | |
| "I hope today we think of her in terms of love and of laughter." | |
| Ms Barnes, who was a familiar face on television for three decades, lived in Brighton and died at the city's Royal Sussex County Hospital. | |
| She joined ITN in 1976 as a reporter and later became a news anchor, presenting all the main ITN programmes. | She joined ITN in 1976 as a reporter and later became a news anchor, presenting all the main ITN programmes. |