Blanchett delivers eulogy at Ledger funeral
Actress Cate Blanchett delivered a moving encomium at a memorial religious service in Perth, Australia for Heath Book on Saturday.
O'er 600 kinsfolk members, friends and fans gathered to bid farewell to the 28-year-old star, as Blanchett - wHO starred in 'I'm Non There' with Ledger - gave a touching paean about their time spent together.
Ledger's ex-partner Michelle Williams was also in attending, merely she did non take the former couple's two year old girl Matilda to the service at Penrhos College, a buck private girls' school.
After the service, 10 fellowship members attended a common soldier funeral at Fremantle Memorial park, where the body was cremated.
Mourners then gathered at a eating place overlooking Perth's Cottesloe beach, i of Ledger's favourite musca volitans, for a sunset wake.
Slews of home and friends then threw off close to of their clothes and ran into the body of water, where they hugged and cheered to keep Ledger's sprightliness, according to various reports.
To begin with Ledger's father Kim asked the media for privateness. He said to reporters: "It's a moderately sad time and we're determination it difficult to cope by ourselves, permit unaccompanied header with everybody around the reality."
He continued: "Having said that we do really appreciate the spring and the emotional support from entirely over the world, which, suffice to read, we're luckier than almost families, most families that ar in our position, our grieving position, don't get that form of support. So thank you altogether very very much. That's altogether I've got to aver.''
Ledger was establish dead at his Fresh House of York flat on 22 January. Toxicology results released last workweek revealed he was killed by an accidental o.d. of prescription medication.
