Comedy Legend Caroline Aherne Laid To Rest In Secret Funeral

The Royle Family star Caroline Aherne was laid to rest in a private memorial on Thursday.

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The 52-year-old actress and writer lost her brave battle with cancer and passed away at her home in Timperley, Cheshire on July 2. Her family and close friends said their goodbyes and mourned her loss yesterday at her funeral in Greater Manchester.

TV producer Jeff Pope wrote on Twitter: “The funeral today of one of our greatest working class heroes. The world is a poorer place for the loss of the incomparable Caroline Aherne (sic).”

Caroline - who found fame as her comedy alter ego Mrs Merton and her work on The Fast Show - was born with retina cancer and she later suffered from the disease in her bladder and her lungs.

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The star and was forced to take time out from narrating Gogglebox to fight cancer but returned to the show earlier this year.

Her brother Patrick was also born with cancer in the retina and was left heartbroken by her death.

In a moving tribute, he said: “My heart is broken as I loved her so much. But she is now in a better place and most of all she has no pain.“I have lost a beautiful sister and the world has lost an amazing talent.”