Linda Nolan died today following a long journey with secondary breast cancer, but sadly it is a day that the 65 year old had been forced to prepare for all too well. The late Daily Mirror Columnist, TV personality and pop star passed away with her famous sisters at her side, with her final hours said to have been filled with "love and comfort".
Linda was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer in 2017 and in 2020 was devastated to learn it had spread. And when it came to her funeral, the brave star insisted on planning out her final farewell to spare them from the painful job. Writing in her autobiography, From My Heart, in 2018 she explained: "I want to get all my affairs 'in order', as they say. I've caused my family enough worry over the years and so I want everything I can decided now so they don't have to if I become very poorly.".
Linda planned her own funeral, drawing inspiration from how her late husband Brian prepared for his. She chose a Neil Sedaka tune, Our Last Song Together, for the service saying "It's beautiful and by then it really will be our last song with my wonderful family" and also chose the funeral directors.
"Brian organised his funeral and it was amazing," she said. "Bernie arranged hers. It’s easier for people left behind.". When it came to her coffin, the singer opted for one in pink glitter. "Brian's coffin was like a flight case, with 'This way up', 'Fragile' on it," Linda told the Mirror. "Our auntie had a beautiful coffin with pictures of us around it.".
