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| Thousands gather for Jade funeral | Thousands gather for Jade funeral |
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| The funeral procession for reality TV star Jade Goody has arrived for her burial service at St John's Church in Buckhurst Hill, Essex. | |
| Thousands of people have gathered outside the church for the service which they can view on huge screens. | |
| The procession had earlier passed through the streets of her home borough in Bermondsey, south London. | |
| Goody's mother Jackiey Budden and her husband Jack Tweed are among the mourners following behind the hearse. | |
| Goody's publicist Max Clifford said it would be "a very Jade Goody event". | Goody's publicist Max Clifford said it would be "a very Jade Goody event". |
| "The whole service is very much the way Jade wanted it," he added. | "The whole service is very much the way Jade wanted it," he added. |
| The 27-year-old died on Sunday 22 March - Mother's Day - after losing her battle with cervical cancer. | The 27-year-old died on Sunday 22 March - Mother's Day - after losing her battle with cervical cancer. |
| As her hearse drove by the streets of Bermondsey, many well-wishers tossed flowers towards it. Others stood applauding in the rain. | |
| The procession stopped outside a market on Southwark Park Road, known as The Blue, where her family once had a stall. | The procession stopped outside a market on Southwark Park Road, known as The Blue, where her family once had a stall. |
| I think Jade would want people to be laughing and crying and I'm sure they will be Max Clifford In Pictures: Jade Goody's funeral | I think Jade would want people to be laughing and crying and I'm sure they will be Max Clifford In Pictures: Jade Goody's funeral |
| Funeral director Barry Albin-Dyer then released a single white dove, gesture that was greeted by cheering and applause. | Funeral director Barry Albin-Dyer then released a single white dove, gesture that was greeted by cheering and applause. |
| The star's children, Bobby, five, and Freddy, four, are on holiday in Australia with their father Jeff Brazier, at Goody's request. | The star's children, Bobby, five, and Freddy, four, are on holiday in Australia with their father Jeff Brazier, at Goody's request. |
| Husband Jack Tweed was able to attend the funeral, after his sentencing for assaulting a taxi driver was postponed. | |
| The date for the sentencing has been moved to 16 April. | The date for the sentencing has been moved to 16 April. |
| Tweed was recently released from prison after being convicted of assault in a separate case last year. | Tweed was recently released from prison after being convicted of assault in a separate case last year. |
| 'Remembrance' | 'Remembrance' |
| Church officials have erected crash barriers in readiness for anticipated crowds. | Church officials have erected crash barriers in readiness for anticipated crowds. |
| The BBC's Fiona Pryor said there was a crowd of thousands gathered outside the church. | The BBC's Fiona Pryor said there was a crowd of thousands gathered outside the church. |
| Cards had also been distributed, containing a prayer and photograph of Goody, she added. | Cards had also been distributed, containing a prayer and photograph of Goody, she added. |
| Clifford said he expected about 300 people to attend the funeral, but thought many more members of the public would turn up outside to bid farewell to the star. | Clifford said he expected about 300 people to attend the funeral, but thought many more members of the public would turn up outside to bid farewell to the star. |
| "I'm sure there'll be an awful lot of other people lining the route and wanting to pay their respects," he added. | "I'm sure there'll be an awful lot of other people lining the route and wanting to pay their respects," he added. |
| "I'm sure it will be a very emotional celebration and tribute to a very special young lady. | "I'm sure it will be a very emotional celebration and tribute to a very special young lady. |
| Goody and Tweed got married shortly before she died | Goody and Tweed got married shortly before she died |
| "I think Jade would want people to be laughing and crying and I'm sure they will be." | "I think Jade would want people to be laughing and crying and I'm sure they will be." |
| He added: "People have been to the church and signed the book of remembrance, and there's been letters and cards from all over the world as well as floral tributes." | He added: "People have been to the church and signed the book of remembrance, and there's been letters and cards from all over the world as well as floral tributes." |
| The procession set off from a funeral home in Bermondsey, south-east London - where Goody grew up - and made its way to her home in Upshire, Essex. | The procession set off from a funeral home in Bermondsey, south-east London - where Goody grew up - and made its way to her home in Upshire, Essex. |
| It eventually moved on to Buckhurst Hill, where Jack Tweed lives. | It eventually moved on to Buckhurst Hill, where Jack Tweed lives. |
| One onlooker said she was there because Goody "is a Bermondsey girl, and we wanted to say our farewells to her. | One onlooker said she was there because Goody "is a Bermondsey girl, and we wanted to say our farewells to her. |
| "She'll be remembered, especially for what she's done now. She'll leave a legacy." | "She'll be remembered, especially for what she's done now. She'll leave a legacy." |
| Another onlooker, who held flowers by the roadside while waiting for the hearse to pass, said: "I've watched her since she first went into Big Brother and just admired her all the time. | Another onlooker, who held flowers by the roadside while waiting for the hearse to pass, said: "I've watched her since she first went into Big Brother and just admired her all the time. |
| "People will remember her as a Bermondsey girl done good." | "People will remember her as a Bermondsey girl done good." |
| Community roots | Community roots |
| Simon Hughes, Liberal Democrat MP for North Southwark and Bermondsey said Jade would be remembered fondly by the local community. | Simon Hughes, Liberal Democrat MP for North Southwark and Bermondsey said Jade would be remembered fondly by the local community. |
| The hearse passed through Bermondsey where Goody grew up | |
| "Jade was one of our own. She was herself... she never pretended to be anything other than herself. She was proud of where she came from. Her family were absolutely rooted in the local community. | "Jade was one of our own. She was herself... she never pretended to be anything other than herself. She was proud of where she came from. Her family were absolutely rooted in the local community. |
| "Lots of people you bump into obviously were at primary school with her, were at secondary school with her. So she was very much a character of our age." | "Lots of people you bump into obviously were at primary school with her, were at secondary school with her. So she was very much a character of our age." |
| Former member of boy band Blue, Antony Costa, arrived at the church for the service saying he was "absolutely devastated that she's gone," and he hoped her legacy "lives on". | Former member of boy band Blue, Antony Costa, arrived at the church for the service saying he was "absolutely devastated that she's gone," and he hoped her legacy "lives on". |
| Also attending the service was Big Brother presenter Davina McCall. | Also attending the service was Big Brother presenter Davina McCall. |
| The service will be led by the Reverend Corinne Brixton, who baptised Goody and her two sons last month, and the Reverend Dr Ian Farley. | The service will be led by the Reverend Corinne Brixton, who baptised Goody and her two sons last month, and the Reverend Dr Ian Farley. |
| After the funeral the cortege will leave the church for a private burial service at an unconfirmed nearby location. | After the funeral the cortege will leave the church for a private burial service at an unconfirmed nearby location. |
| Hundreds of people have left floral tributes outside Goody's home since the news of her death broke. | Hundreds of people have left floral tributes outside Goody's home since the news of her death broke. |