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A funeral service for a couple murdered on their Caribbean honeymoon is to be held at Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff. | A funeral service for a couple murdered on their Caribbean honeymoon is to be held at Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff. |
Catherine and Ben Mullany, both 31 and from Pontardawe, Swansea Valley, were shot in July at a hotel in Antigua. | Catherine and Ben Mullany, both 31 and from Pontardawe, Swansea Valley, were shot in July at a hotel in Antigua. |
The funeral service at 1200 BST will be led by the Archbishop of Wales Barry Morgan, and will include a reading by the Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson. | |
The duchess met members of the family by chance on a plane to Antigua and has kept in touch with them. | |
She will read WB Yeats's poem "He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven". | |
The couple were buried last month in a private ceremony believed to be at the church where they were married, St John the Evangelist in Cilybebyll, near their home | |
At the service, two candles will be lit for the couple before the archbishop's opening prayer and John Newton's hymn Amazing Grace will be sung. | At the service, two candles will be lit for the couple before the archbishop's opening prayer and John Newton's hymn Amazing Grace will be sung. |
A tribute for Mr Mullany will given by his brother Adam and his friends Nicholas and Keith, while his wife's brother Richard will pay tribute to her. | |
A male voice choir will sing the Welsh love song Myfanwy. | |
The couple were married on 12 July and travelled to the Caribbean island for their honeymoon.The couple were on the final day of their honeymoon | |
Mr Mullany, a trainee physiotherapist, and his wife, a doctor, were shot in their holiday bungalow at the Cocos Hotel and Resort on the south-west of the island on 27 July, the final day of their two-week holiday. | Mr Mullany, a trainee physiotherapist, and his wife, a doctor, were shot in their holiday bungalow at the Cocos Hotel and Resort on the south-west of the island on 27 July, the final day of their two-week holiday. |
Mrs Mullany died at the scene and her husband died a week later after he was flown home to south Wales in a coma. | |
A man and a youth have been remanded in custody in St John's, the capital of Antigua, charged with both murders. | A man and a youth have been remanded in custody in St John's, the capital of Antigua, charged with both murders. |
Keniel Martin, 20, and a youth aged 17, who cannot be named for legal reasons, face charges of murder, robbery and receiving stolen goods. | Keniel Martin, 20, and a youth aged 17, who cannot be named for legal reasons, face charges of murder, robbery and receiving stolen goods. |
Two women who have been bailed, face charges of receiving stolen property and perverting the course of justice. | Two women who have been bailed, face charges of receiving stolen property and perverting the course of justice. |
Earlier this month the families of the couple, who met more than three years ago, launched a memorial fund to help medical students follow in their footsteps. | Earlier this month the families of the couple, who met more than three years ago, launched a memorial fund to help medical students follow in their footsteps. |
The Mullany Fund intends to raise money to support UK students wishing to study medicine or physiotherapy. | The Mullany Fund intends to raise money to support UK students wishing to study medicine or physiotherapy. |
A website was launched which gives instructions on how to donate and has a guestbook facility for visitors to leave messages of support and a range of fundraising activities have been drawn up. | A website was launched which gives instructions on how to donate and has a guestbook facility for visitors to leave messages of support and a range of fundraising activities have been drawn up. |