06/06/12…..Robin Gibb’s funeral cortege to pass through Thame

ACCORDING TO Robin Gibb’s Facebook page, his fans and the people of Thame where he lived will have a chance to pay their final respects this Friday afternoon when his horse-drawn carriage will be drawn through the town of Thame, prior to his funeral at St. Mary’s Church.

Robin’s family said that: “At his wish, he will say a final goodbye to fans and his home town of Thame, Oxfordshire, this Friday prior to the funeral.”

The carriage will leave from Priest End in the town at around 1.30pm and travel along the High Street to the Town Hall. It will then return through the High Street to St Mary’s Church.

An email sent out to Thame Town Councillors, states that the cortege will include a procession of wolf hounds, a breed of dog which is a particular favourite of Robin’s widow, Dwina Murphy Gibb, who owns two Irish Wolf hounds.

The family ask wellwishers and fans who want to pay their final respects to use the full length of the High Street to avoid congestion.

The funeral service at St Mary’s is private, for close family and friends only.

IMAGE; Dwina Gibb, widow of Robin Gibb, with her beloved Irish Wolf Hounds. The breed will be part of the funeral cortegw of Robin Gibb, who died last week at the age of 62 years.