'I miss you, you fabulous force of nature': Lorraine Kelly pays tribute to friend Dame Deborah James

Lorraine Kelly has paid tribute to her 'dear friend' Dame Deborah James as she attended her funeral today alongside the 40-year-old campaigner's family and friends in south-west London. embraces a mourner as they leave this afternoon's funeral service Gaby Roslin and BBC newsreader Sophie Raworth leave the service, which lasted for around an hour McFly star Tom Fletcher and wife Giovanna were among the attendees at St Mary's Church in Barnes this afternoon Family members including Dame Deborah's husband Sebastien and children Hugo and Eloise outside St Mary's following the service Dame Deborah's wicker coffin - adorned with a rose that was named in her honour - is seen being carried out of the church by pallbearers The wicker coffin being carried out by pallbearers following this afternoon's intimate service attended by family and close friends The Rev David Cooke stood at the gates to wish the mourners farewell following the hour-long service The family came out of the church in silence and bowed their heads before leaving for a private wake Family and friends of Dame Deborah look on as the hearse leaves down Church Road in Barnes, south-west London Dame Deborah died last month aged 40 after being diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2016. During the service, cellist Charles Watt played music from Gabriel Faure, while family friend Sarah Mountford read an extract from Ecclesiastes After the service, the family left the church with bowed heads for a private wake, while Dame Deborah's coffin was carried away by car Giovanna Fletcher and Tom Fletcher depart the funeral of Dame Deborah James at St Mary's Church this afternoon This morning, Dame Deborah James' husband, Sebastien, and children, Hugo, 14, and 12-year-old Eloise, walked behind a hearse carrying her wicker coffin Hugo, Sebastien and Eloise led mourners today for the intimate service at St Mary's Church in Barnes, south-west London Sebastien and son Hugo were among a small group of family who carried her wicker coffin into St Mary's Church in south-west London Dame Deborah's coffin was driven to the church in a vintage Rolls-Royce hearse as more than a dozen members of her family walked in procession behind Dame Deborah had a rose named in her honour which went on display at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show earlier this year. The same type of rose lay on top of her coffin Sebastien and son Hugo were among the pallbearers who carried the wicker coffin, adorned with the rose that bears her name, into the church in silence Mourners carry the wicker coffin into St Mary's Church on a bright, sunny afternoon in Barnes, south-west London McFly's Tom Fletcher with his wife, Giovanna, were among the mourners gathering at St Mary's Church today for the funeral of Dame Deborah James Family and close friends - including Lorraine Kelly - arrived at St Mary's Church in Barnes, west London, ahead of the service this afternoon afternoon Gaby Roslin, who rose to fame co-presenting The Big Breakfast on Channel 4 in the 1990s, was also among the mourners Another well-wisher carried an order of service and a page with the music to Tell Me It's Not True by the Blood Brothers She received end-of-life care with her husband, Sebastien, and their two children, 14-year-old son Hugo and 12-year-old daughter Eloise, by her side, In her final months, the presenter of the BBC podcast You, Me And The Big C raised almost £7 million for cancer research, with the amount climbing further following her death. The coffin drove slowly down Church Road in Barnes, south-west London, followed by Dame Deborah's family members Her husband and two young children led the procession, with more than a dozen other relatives following behind The hearse as it nears St Mary's Church, which dates back to the 12th century before being partially destroyed in a fire in the 1970s Her coffin arrived in a vintage Rolls-Royce hearse as more than a dozen members of family walked in procession behind The church bells chimed at 12.30pm ahead of the service, which began at 1pm and is featuring readings and music from relatives Hugo, Sebastien and Eloise following the hearse as it neared St Mary's, an Anglican church in the south-west London suburb of Barnes Dame Deborah's death was announced on June 28 with a message saying she had died peacefully, surrounded by her family Today's service was an intimate occasion attended by family and close friends of the campaigner, who raised more than £7m for charity Pallbearers carry the coffin of Dame Deborah James as it arrives for her funeral service at St Mary's Church in Barnes Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie's son Zafar and his wife Natalie arriving at St Mary's Church in Barnes, west London Close friends and family arriving at St Mary's Church in Barnes, west London, ahead of the service this afternoon Mourners arrive at Dame Deborah's funeral today.