Scots cancer teen Lily Douglas laid to rest in emotional 'celebration of life' attended by Arlene Philips and Lewis Capaldi
msn.comLily Douglas who was laid to rest this afternoon. A celebration of the 14-year-old's life took place in an emotional service at St Matthew's Church on Tay Street, Perth, at 2.
30pm on Friday, February 11. Dame Arlene Philips paid tribute with a speech at the funeral and Lily's favourite artist Lewis Capaldi closed things off by singing his number one hit 'Someone You Loved'.
Lily bravely battled Ewing Sarcoma - a rare type of cancer that affects bones or the tissue around bones - since 2017. She arrived at Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary on Friday, January 14 to begin a potential breakthrough drug trial, but before doctors could get started, she suffered a brain bleed.
Tragically the youngster, from Perth, died on Sunday, January 23. The service had been coined as "a celebration of Lily's life" and, although it was invite only, it was live streamed to over 2,000 people who tuned in to take part.
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