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A funeral service for a couple murdered on their Caribbean honeymoon is to be held at Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff. Mourners are paying tribute to a couple murdered on their Caribbean honeymoon.
Catherine and Ben Mullany, both 31 and from Pontardawe, Swansea Valley, were shot in July at a hotel in Antigua. The funeral service is being held of Catherine and Ben Mullany, both 31 and from Pontardawe, Swansea Valley, who were shot in July at an Antiguan hotel.
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 service at Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff is being led by the Archbishop of Wales and includes a reading by Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York.
The duchess met members of the family by chance on a plane to Antigua and has kept in touch with them. Speaking before the service, the duchess said she had been "touched" after meeting family members by chance.
She will read WB Yeats's poem "He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven". She will read WB Yeats's poem "He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven" and will speak during the service about why she has agreed to be patron of the Mullany Fund, a memorial charity set up by the families of the couple.
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 She is also donating £10,000 from the Sarah Ferguson Foundation to the Mullanys' charity.
Speaking outside the church before the service, the duchess explained she became involved in the fund after meeting members of the family on a plane to Antigua as she took her own daughters on holiday. As a mum and a parent I was so touched Duchess of York
"They [the couple's families] got postcards from Ben and Catherine after they had died," she said.
"I think any mother getting a postcard, they were so in love and so happy, it must have been very difficult. I don't want to think about it.
"The nation was so touched by it and I just felt they were taken away at such a young age," she said.
"It was the last day of their honeymoon. They had so much to do, they wanted to be doctors.
"It was such an extraordinary story.
"As a mum and a parent I was so touched and I thought maybe we could find a way of helping the parents help live on without their children."
On the morning of the funeral, their families also released a new picture of the couple from their wedding day.
The couple, who met more than three years ago, 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 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.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 The couple were married on 12 July and travelled to the Caribbean island for their honeymoon.A logo has been created for the fund which also has a website
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.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. The memorial fund was set up earlier this month to help medical students follow in the footsteps of the couple.
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.