BONNIE Tyler fans will be able to pay their respects to the star when her funeral procession travels through the streets of Wales.
The singer will be laid to rest near her birthplace, with mourners invited to line the route and watch her final journey.
Bonnie Tyler’s funeral plans have been announced following her death aged 75 Credit: Getty
Fans have been invited to line the streets for Bonnie’s final journey Credit: Getty
On behalf of her family, William Pressdee Funeralcare shared details of a “celebration of life” in Bonnie’s honour in a notice published by the South Wales Evening Post.
The statement read: “Resting at William Pressdee Funeralcare, Mumbles, until she returns to her home, Fernhill, on Saturday 15th August at 3.30pm — those who wish to pay their respects are invited to line Newton Road, Mumbles, from 3.15pm.”
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Referring to Bonnie by her birth name, Gaynor Hopkins, it continued: “A celebration of Gaynor’s life will be held at Swansea Minster (St Mary’s Church) on Monday 17th August at 12 noon.
“Gaynor will then return to her ‘hometown’ and travel through Skewen at approximately 1.20pm en route to a private family service of committal and farewell.”
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Bonnie pictured here in 1980 became a global superstar with Total Eclipse Of The Heart Credit: Getty
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Instead of sending flowers, Bonnie’s family have invited fans to donate to two charities of which she was a patron.
They are Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital for Wales and Cerebral Palsy Cymru.
The funeral notice added: “Her legacy lives on in the timeless songs that made her a legend.”
Bonnie died unexpectedly in hospital in Portugal on July 8, aged 75, following an illness for which she had been receiving treatment.
The singer, who lived in Portugal with her husband Robert Sullivan, had undergone emergency gastrointestinal surgery in May after suffering a burst appendix and perforated intestine. She was subsequently placed in an induced coma.
Bonnie’s final public performance was at London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire in March.
In her last interview with Lorraine on ITV she spoke of her excitement at upcoming tours across the UK, including gigs in Manchester, London and Cardiff.
When asked if she was ever going to “slow down”, Bonnie replied: “I often say next year I’ll slow down… but I love what I do.”
The Welsh singer became a global superstar in the 1980s when Total Eclipse Of The Heart stormed to No1 on both sides of the Atlantic.
The track helped propel her album Faster Than The Speed Of Night to the top of the UK charts giving Bonnie her only UK No1 album.
