Celebrities turn out for Joan Rivers’ funeral: ‘Heaven just got a little funnier’

Joan Rivers was given her final send off in New York during what can only be described as her final showbiz event.

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by Fiona Day |
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Just as the comedienne stated in her memoir, the funeral featured some of the biggest stars in entertainment, with guests including Whoopi Goldberg and Sarah Jessica Parker.

The funeral took place at the Temple Emanu-El in New York on the city’s Upper East Side. Hundreds of mourners gathered on the street outside the temple to pay their respects to the star, who passed away last week.

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Before her death, Joan was being treated in hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest during a procedure on her throat.

The TV presenter’s daughter Melissa made a moving tribute to her mother alongside her son Cody, 13.

Kelly Osbourne makes her way into the temple
Kelly Osbourne makes her way into the temple

Actor Hugh Jackman also sang “Quiet Please, There’s a Lady On Stage” at the end of the ceremony as bagpipers from the New York City Police Department played to mourners on the street.

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Joan wrote about her wishes for her funeral in her memoir, writing: "I want it to be Hollywood all the way. I don't want some rabbi rambling on; I want Meryl Streep crying, in five different accents. I don't want a eulogy; I want Bobby Vinton to pick up my head and sing 'Mr. Lonely'."

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She added: "I want to look gorgeous, better dead than I do alive. I want to be buried in a Valentino gown and I want Harry Winston to make me a toe tag. And I want a wind machine so that even in the casket my hair is blowing just like Beyonce's."

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