- Some 350 people attended the service at St Thomas Church, Swansea - the same church where he married his wife
- Hearse was led to the crematorium by 50 members of the Harley Davidson Owners' Club, at his daughter's request
- Son Shaun Fenton thanked his father for lifetime of 'Champagne moments' before spraying bubbly over his coffin
- In a eulogy, Lord Levy called him 'a great artist' before his bandmates toasted the singer with shot of Whiskey
- Born Bernard Jewry, the entertainer - best known for My Coo Ca Choo - died of prostate cancer last month, aged 72
The
wives of glam rock legend Alvin Stardust were joined in Swansea by
hundreds of mourners, including a host of music legends, today to bid
farewell to the star.
Julie
Paton and his first wife, Iris Fenton, along with some 350 people -
including his former bandmates and his ex-manager Lord Levy - turned out
at the singer's honorary Welsh home for the service at St Thomas
church, the same church where he married Julie.
After
an emotional service, the singer's flower-laden coffin was showered
with Champagne as his son thanked his rock star father for a 'lifetime'
of 'Champagne moments'.
In
stirring scenes, 50 members of the Harley Davidson Owners' Club also
escorted the singer's coffin from the funeral to Swansea Crematorium.
A
distraught Julie Paton, the widow of Alvin Stardust, entering St Thomas
Church, Swansea, while on the right is the star's first wife, Iris
Fenton, arriving at the service
Members
of the Harley Davidson Owners' Club escorted the coffin of Alvin
Stardust from the funeral service to Swansea Crematorium, as 350
mourners turned out to pay their respects to the glam rock legend
After
an emotional service, the singer's flower-laden coffin was showered
with Champagne as his son thanked his rock star father for a 'lifetime'
of 'Champagne moments'
The
service was held at St Thomas church in his honorary Welsh home of
Swansea - the same church where he married his beloved wife Julie Paton
His 44-year-old wife said it was her husband's dying wish that his funeral should be held at the church where they were married
Some
350 mourners turned out to pay their respects, while many lined the
streets to watch the cortege makes its way to the church
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