Cilla Black's Funeral - Singer's Final Journey

Cilla Black's funeral service has been held in Liverpool where Sir Cliff Richard sang one of his songs in tribute to his "true and precious friend".

The entertainer's funeral mass took place in the church where her marriage to husband Bobby Willis was blessed in 1969.
Black died after hitting her head in a fall at her villa in Spain on 1 August.
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The ceremony at St Mary's Church opened with the hymn All Things Bright And Beautiful before Sir Cliff gave a eulogy where he said he "cannot think of Cilla in the past tense".
"I feel really privileged that I met her and I feel really privileged to have known her as a friend.
"She had the determination, and of course, above all, she had the gift."
Sir Cliff spoke of her wit and their time together in Barbados.
To the laughter of the congregation he described driving the Blind Date host in the Caribbean: "She slid out of the car… and that’s when I realised, she did have beautiful legs."
He ended his speech by saying: "I know all of our souls will be reunited together … Cilla, this is just a hiccup in our relationship."
Sir Cliff then sang a song called Faithful One which included lyrics about a "true and precious friend".