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The life of the children's television presenter Mark Speight will be celebrated at a memorial service. The life of the children's television presenter Mark Speight, 42, has been celebrated at a memorial service.
It will be held at the Parish Church of Saint Paul - also known as "the actors' church" - in Covent Garden, central London, on Wednesday afternoon. Friends and family attended the service at the Parish Church of Saint Paul - also known as "the actors' church" - in Covent Garden on Wednesday.
Mr Speight, who presented CBBC art show SMart, hanged himself in April after the drug-related death of his fiancee.Mr Speight, who presented CBBC art show SMart, hanged himself in April after the drug-related death of his fiancee.
In May, hundreds of people attended his funeral in Wolverhampton, where Mr Speight, 42, was raised and educated. His father, Oliver, launched a charity in Mr Speight's name that will help nurture artistic talent in children.
Presenter Rolf Harris, Zoe Ball and Mr Speight's co-host on SMart, Kirsten O'Brien, were among those who remembered the popular host at the ceremony.
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He was found dead in a remote area of Paddington railway station, in central London, with a suicide note in his pocket. In April, Mr Speight was found dead in a remote area of Paddington railway station, in central London, with a suicide note in his pocket.
His fiancee Natasha Collins died at the couple's flat in St John's Wood, north-west London, in January after taking cocaine, sleeping tablets and alcohol.His fiancee Natasha Collins died at the couple's flat in St John's Wood, north-west London, in January after taking cocaine, sleeping tablets and alcohol.
In May, Mr Speight's father created a foundation in his son's name. Soon after her death Mr Speight resigned from the show, which he had been a part of for 14 years.
SP8 Of The Art - The Mark Speight Foundation - is being set up to help nurture artistic talent in children. In May, hundreds of people attended his funeral in Wolverhampton, where Mr Speight was raised and educated.
Oliver Speight created SP8 Of The Art - The Mark Speight Foundation in May and it was launched at the memorial service on Wednesday afternoon.