Fashion icon Carla Zampatti state funeral at Sydney’s St Mary’s Cathedral April 15

Fashion icon Carla Zampatti will be farewelled at a state funeral at Sydney’s St Mary’s Cathedral By Australian Associated Press Published: 00:11 BST, 9 April 2021 | Updated: 00:11 BST, 9 April 2021 Trailblazing Australian fashion designer Carla Zampatti will be farewelled at a state funeral at Sydney’s St Mary’s Cathedral next week. The general … Read more

JustGiving well-wishers raise £32k for funeral of baby killed when car hit his pram in West Midlands

Well-wishers have raised more than £30,000 towards the funeral of a two-week-old baby boy who was killed after a car hit his pram during the first outing with his 18-year-old mother. Ciaran Leigh Morris suffered serious injuries after a white BMW collided with his stroller as his family were pushing him along the pavement in … Read more

Jessica Rowe comforts Angela Bishop at the funeral of radio legend John Brennan

Peter Overton carried the coffin, Alan Jones delivered a reading and Ray Hadley introduced his new wife Sophie to his old mates in the radio industry.   Some of the biggest names in Australian broadcasting packed St Mary’s Cathedral in Sydney on Wednesday for the funeral of radio legend John Brennan.  Talkback titans Jones and Hadley, … Read more

MARKET REPORT: Funeral firm Dignity slides after row with shareholder

Shares in Dignity tumbled after it accused its largest investor of trying to take it over on the sly. The UK’s only listed funeral firm urged shareholders to vote against a proposal by its biggest backer, Phoenix Asset Management Partners, to oust executive chairman Clive Whiley and replace him with one of its own bosses. … Read more

Australians can no longer watch Michael Gudinski’s state funeral

Michael Gudinski spent his life championing Australian music, but now his fellow countrymen can’t even watch his state funeral on YouTube. The memorial at Melbourne‘s Rod Laver Arena was livestreamed via Mushroom Records’ official YouTube channel on Wednesday night, but now it’s been blocked in Australia on copyright grounds. The event included performances from the … Read more

Australians are banned from watching Michael Gudinski’s state funeral

Michael Gudinski spent his life championing Australian music, but now his fellow countrymen can’t even watch his state funeral on YouTube. The memorial at Melbourne‘s Rod Laver Arena was livestreamed via Mushroom Records’ official YouTube channel on Wednesday, but now it’s been blocked on copyright grounds. The event included performances from the likes of Kylie … Read more

Ed Sheeran breaks down in tears as he performs emotional song about daughter Lyra at funeral

Ed Sheeran broke down in tears as he performed a song about his daughter Lyra  at music icon Michael Gudinski’s state funeral in Melbourne on Wednesday. The British singer, 30, became visibly emotional as he sang new song Visiting Hours at the Rod Laver Arena – stopping, before saying ‘sorry’ and returning to the microphone. The … Read more

Carrie Bickmore delivers a stirring eulogy to music king Michael Gudinski at funeral

Carrie Bickmore delivers a stirring eulogy to Michael Gudinski at his state funeral and reveals the music king was instrumental in helping her launch her Beanies 4 Brain Cancer Foundation By Caleb Taylor For Daily Mail Australia Published: 09:53 GMT, 24 March 2021 | Updated: 09:53 GMT, 24 March 2021 The Project’s Carrie Bickmore remembered … Read more

Jimmy Barnes brings down the house at Michael Gudinski’s state funeral in Melbourne

Michael Gudinski was known as the man behind the music.  And on Wednesday, iconic names in entertainment turned out to bid farewell to the Australian music icon at Melbourne‘s Rod Laver Arena.  Describing him as his ‘hero’ and ‘one-of-a-kind’, Jimmy Barnes paid touching tribute to the music mogul. In loving memory: Jimmy Barnes paid touching … Read more

Ed Sheeran arrives in Melbourne for funeral of ‘friend and mentor’ Michael Gudinski

Ed Sheeran arrived in Melbourne, Australia on Monday ahead of his performance at the funeral of music mogul, Michael Gudinski.  The British singer, 30, flew in via private jet with his wife Cherry Seaborn, 28, and the couple’s baby daughter,  Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran, seven months.   The family are believed to have completed their mandatory 14-day quarantine at a … Read more