Thousands of fans say farewell to Welsh music legend Bonnie Tyler

Thousands of fans turned out to pay respects to the late Bonnie Tyler today, as her funeral took place following her passing just over a month ago at the age of 75.

The legendary Welsh singer, famous for 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' and 'Holding Out for a Hero', is being laid to rest today.

A service was held earlier this afternoon in Swansea, which was livestreamed online and on a big screen outside the venue for the fans who had turned up.

Huge crowds had gathered and lined the streets on Friday and over the weekend, as her coffin was brought along the Mumbles in Swansea, where the singer lived in later years when she wasn't in Portugal.

The funeral service included tributes from talent scout Roger Bell and her tour manager Matthew Davies, while Tyler's own songs 'It's a Heartache', 'Making Love (Out of Nothing at All)' and 'If I Sing You a Love Song' were played, as was 'Those Were the Days' by Mary Hopkin, a song Tyler won a talent competition with in her early years.

The famous choir Only Men Aloud also performed at the service, singing 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' and 'Total Eclipse of the Heart'.

The BBC has a video of her coffin being carried out of the church to the hearse following the service, where fans shouted out "We love you Bonnie".

The coffin then drove from Swansea to the village of Skewen in Neath Port Talbot, the place that Tyler was born, with fans continuing to line the streets and cheer.

A private ceremony is currently taking place, before the music icon is finally laid to rest.

Back in May, Tyler was taken to hospital in Faro, Portugal for emergency intestinal surgery and was put into a coma to aid her recovery. She later came out of the coma and was said to be doing well in intensive care, but later died of complications on 8 July.

Her family have asked for donations to be made to the Noah's Ark Children's Hospice Charity and Cerebral Palsy Cymru in her honour.

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