Prince William among mourners at funeral of football legend Sir Bobby Charlton
Thousands of fans turned out at Old Trafford to bid a final farewell to Manchester United great Sir Bobby Charlton.The 1966 World Cup winner’s funeral cortege was welcomed with gentle applause as it drove past the stadium’s East Stand and the United Trinity statue, which features Charlton himself, George Best and Denis Law. Representatives of the club’s under-18 and under-21 teams formed a guard of honour flanking the statue and, behind it, there were numerous black and white photographs depicting Charlton’s long and illustrious career as a player and then a director at the club.