Shane Warne Private Funeral – Shane Warne will be on his LAST JOURNEY this Sunday. Warner’s closest friends and family members will farewell the late cricket icon at a private service. It is being reported in Australian media his ex fiancee Liz Hurely will fly out from UK to attend the service. Coldplay frontman Chris Martin and singer Ed Sheeran are expected to send video messages to be played on big screens – Follow Cricket News LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN
The state funeral will be held at the MCG later this month.
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Shane Warne Private Funeral this Sunday, family, ex fiancee Liz Hurley and closest of cricket friends to attend
Preparations for his private and public farewells continue, almost two weeks after Warne’s death from a suspected heart attack at an island resort in Thailand.
Invitations have been sent out to cricket pals, former teammates, poker buddies, media colleagues and mates from his beloved St Kilda AFL club.
Close friends will join Warne’s parents Keith and Brigette, brother Jason and his children, Brooke, Jackson and Summer at the gathering in Melbourne this weekend.
The much-loved spin bowling legend will then be honoured at a state memorial at the MCG on March 30, which will be attended by celebrity friends and at least 50,000 fans.
Shane Warne’s State Funeral to be a ticketed & LIVE Streamed event
The state memorial will be ticketed and live-streamed for those who can’t attend, with tickets to be made available to the public soon.
Given Warne’s popularity a ballot will be held to decide who gets a ticket.
Other cricket stadiums across the country will showcase the event on big screens – in both Sydney and Adelaide.
The memorial will also be live-streamed for the Australian public to pay homage to the all-time great.
Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, a friend of Warne’s, and Ed Sheeran are expected to send video messages to be broadcast on screen at the MCG.
Around 100,000 people are expected to attend the twilight service at the MCG
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