Tom Parker's bandmates arrived for his funeral service at this time as followers lined the streets exterior.
The Needed singers Max George, Siva Kaneswaran, Jay McGuiness, and Nathan Sykes all arrived for the personal service in Queensway, Petts Wooden, Orpington to pay their respects to their late bandmate.
The singer and dad-of-two tragically died final month surrounded by his household and pals, following a two-year battle with an inoperable mind tumour.
Based on an announcement from his widow Kelsey Parker, the service might be relayed on screens exterior for the followers who've gathered to pay their respects.
Kelsey led a cortege that includes three black horses that featured flowers spelling out the phrase "Daddy" which adorned the facet of the carriage, whereas a flowered signal that spelled the phrase "Tom" in purple roses was connected to the entrance.
Exterior St Francis of Assisi church, flowers spelled out the phrases "Glad You Got here", the title of The Needed's 2011 hit that went to primary in a number of nations.
Tons of of followers have lined the streets exterior the personal service to pay their respects to Tom and his family members.
Laura Chalk, 24, from Essex advised PA Media exterior the funeral: “I nonetheless don’t imagine that Tom is gone; he has such a particular place in my coronary heart.
“Being right here helps me let go a bit, I feel it's good for Kelsey and his youngsters to see such a crowd of his followers and present how a lot he meant to the world.
“I used to be very younger and I used to have High Of The Pops journal, there was this new band The Needed and I didn’t actually have web – my dad and mom had been fairly strict – and I heard All Time Low and from then I've been The Needed loopy.
“I used to be too younger to afford my very own tickets across the time however I noticed them for my first and solely time in London for his or her final tour.
“Only a few weeks in the past, I used to be travelling to America the week after so it occurred once I was on the market and it was simply heart-breaking as a result of I didn’t have anybody to consolation me or understood.
“That’s why I’m right here at this time as a result of I missed the vigils.
“The reunion tour was unimaginable. When he got here out I had tears gushing, it was so good to see all of them collectively and I didn’t even take into consideration how lengthy it could be and I used to be simply residing in that second. It was simply one of the best most unimaginable night time.
“I'm a giant fan. Truthfully it's a actual privilege to be right here. It's particular as a result of I really feel like a funeral ought to be personal, quick household and pals, however I really feel The Needed followers are a household and at all times have been and I do know Tom actually cherished each single certainly one of his.”
Kevin George and Susan Potter, from Orpington, whose eldest son Daniel died in 2018 aged 22 from an astrocytoma Grade 3 mind tumour, had been amongst these ready exterior the church forward of the funeral.
Requested whether or not Tom's campaigning for mind tumour analysis in his remaining months had affected her, Ms Potter, who was carrying a framed image of her son, stated: "In fact it did, particularly the BBC One interview that they did and the best way he handled it. It was precisely how my son handled it - precisely.
"In truth, at his funeral we performed Bon Jovi, It is My Life, as a result of that type of (message) - it is my life, I'm going to dwell it now, I'm going to dwell it at this time."
Tom's widow Kelsey created a GoFundMe web page to “maintain Tom’s reminiscence alive endlessly” by way of donations to charitable causes, as an alternative of sending flowers and playing cards.
The web page exceeded its £5,000 goal throughout the first 12 hours and to date has obtained greater than £54,000 in donations.
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