Family and friends of Bonnie Tyler will celebrate the singer's life at her funeral in Swansea city centre today. Hundreds of fans are expected to turn up to pay their respects to the legendary Welsh star, with some famous faces from the world of showbiz expected to join them.
Service Details and Public Viewing
The service will take place at Swansea Minster (St Mary's Church) at 12pm. Entry to the church will be for family, friends and invited guests only. Members of the public will be able to watch on a large screen in nearby St David's Square. It will also be streamed online.
The service is expected to last approximately one hour. Afterwards the singer will make a final journey through her hometown of Skewen at approximately 1.20pm before a private family committal and farewell service.
Final Journey Through Skewen
The route from Swansea will be along Fabian Way to Ashleigh Terrace (through Jersey Marine), Pen Y Heol, Burrows Road, Hen Hoel, New Road, Sidling Terrace, Park Avenue and Peniel Green Road.
Bonnie Tyler lived in Mumbles, but was born in Skewen, where people are expected to line the streets later today. On Saturday, thousands of people lined the streets to pay their respects. Members of the public lined Newton Road in Mumbles and outside her home in Llwynderw. There were spontaneous breakouts of singing and clapping as the hearse appeared. Inside, Bonnie's coffin was draped in a Welsh flag and there was a framed photo of the Skewen-born singer next to it.
Tributes and Legacy
The singer died at the age of 75 back in July. She was placed into an induced coma at the beginning of May following emergency surgery. Her family said she "unexpectedly passed away" at a hospital in Portugal.
Thousands of fans and celebrities have already paid tribute to Tyler, with First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth saying "Wales has lost an icon". Fellow Welsh woman Catherine Zeta-Jones said her "heart is broken" after hearing the news.
