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Jessica Gibb & Connie Rusk

Tom Parker funeral - Wife Kelsey holds back tears as The Wanted carry coffin into church

Tom Parker's tearful wife Kelsey gripped the hands of her family as she followed her beloved husband's hearse to say her final goodbye this morning.

Sun shone as Tom, who died aged 33 from a rare brain tumour on March 30, was driven through the picturesque Petts Wood in a horse drawn carriage, with The Wanted's heartbroken fans lining the high street to say farewell.

Kelsey paid tribute to her "soulmate" Tom in a pre-recorded message which was played out to Saint Francis of Assisi Parish Church, with mourners heard crying as she said: "If love alone could have saved you, you would have lived forever".

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