Mourners at the funeral of singer Linda Nolan have been told she would have “loved all the fuss”, by her sister Denise Nolan-Anderson. The singer’s pink sparkly coffin was carried from St Paul’s Church in Blackpool to applause from members of the public who had lined the streets while To Where You Are by Josh Groban was played.

Loose Women star Coleen Nolan was seen wiping away her tears as she bid an emotional farewell to her dear sister Linda Nolan, who died last month at the age of 65

The Dublin-born singer, who died last month aged 65, ‘would have loved all the fuss today’, her sister Denise said.