Swansea will say goodbye to Bonnie Tyler on Monday, and the city has made room for everyone who wants to be part of it.
The celebration of her life takes place at Swansea Minster at noon. Inside, it is for family, friends and invited guests. Outside, in St David’s Square, the service will be shown on a big screen for anyone else who wants to come and stand with them.
Roads around the church close from 7am until 3pm, with a restricted area immediately around the Minster and a single access point into the viewing area to its south.
Swansea Council’s deputy leader, Andrea Harrington, said: “Our thoughts remain with Bonnie’s family and friends at this difficult time.
“We know that many people across Swansea, Wales and much further afield will want the opportunity to pay their respects and celebrate her remarkable life and achievements.”
She asked people to come and to be mindful of those around them. “We would ask everyone attending any part of the arrangements to do so respectfully, follow any instructions from stewards and police officers, and help ensure the occasion is a fitting tribute to one of Wales’ most loved performers.”
For anyone watching from home
The service will be streamed online, and the funeral directors have asked people to sort it out tonight rather than at five to twelve. Follow the official link and set yourself up as a user on the platform first.
They have been clear on one point: this is the only stream, and nobody will be asked to pay for it. Anyone sent to a site wanting money should walk away.
The service is expected to last about an hour.
And then home to Skewen
Afterwards Bonnie Tyler makes her last journey through Skewen, the village where she grew up, arriving at about 1.20pm.
The cortege travels from Swansea along Fabian Way to Ashleigh Terrace through Jersey Marine, then Pen-y-Heol, Burrows Road, Hen Heol, New Road, Siding Terrace, Park Avenue and Peniel Green Road. A private family committal follows.
It comes a day after thousands lined Newton Road in Mumbles to bring her home, applause carrying the hearse down the hill and flowers thrown onto the car as it passed.
The Lord Mayor of Swansea, Penny Matthews, has written to the family to offer condolences on behalf of the people of the city.
A book of condolence is at Y Storfa on Oxford Street until 24 August during normal opening hours, and there is an online book on Swansea Council’s website for anyone who cannot get into town.
The family have asked for family flowers only, with donations going instead to the two charities she gave her name to, Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital for Wales and Cerebral Palsy Cymru.
Gaynor Sullivan, known to the world as Bonnie Tyler, died in hospital in Portugal on 8 July at the age of 75. She was a Skewen girl who spent most of her life in Mumbles, and on Monday both places get to say goodbye.
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