Sir Terry Wogan's 'private' funeral to take place next week, BBC confirms
The veteran broadcaster passed away last weekend
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Your support makes all the difference.Sir Terry Wogan’s funeral will take place next week and will be a “private” service, the BBC has announced.
The veteran broadcaster died on Sunday, aged 77, after a short cancer illness.
The BBC released a statement on Friday saying: “Sir Terry Wogan’s funeral will take place next week. It will be a private service, for the family.
“No further details will be released, and we ask that the family’s wish for privacy is respected at this time.”
His death was met with many tributes from the entertainment industry. His Eurovision Song Contest successor and fellow Irishman Graham Norton said he made the job seem “effortless”.
The Prime Minister David Cameron also paid tribute saying Britain had lost a “huge talent”. The Irish Prime Minister Edna Kenny said Sir Terry acted “in no small way as a bridge between Ireland and Britain”.
Sir Terry’s 50-year career saw him present the most listened to radio show in the UK, Wake Up to Wogan, as well as fronting the coverage of Children in Need and the Eurovision Song Contest, presenting the latter for 37 years.
Sir Terry is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter.
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