Inside Bates Wood’s touching funeral for Tom Parker, the wanted star was laid to rest

Tom Parker’s funeral was held today (Wednesday, 20 April) in Bates Wood, southeast London.

The singer who was a member of the popular boyband band The Wanted, Die From a brain tumor last month.

was his death announce By his bandmates who shared a black and white photo of Tom on the band’s official Instagram page and wrote in the caption:

“Max, Jay, Siva, Nathan and all members of the wanted family are devastated by the tragic and early loss of our bandmate Tom Parker, who passed away peacefully at lunchtime today surrounded by his family and bandmates.”

The 33-year-old was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor called glioblastoma grade 4 in October 2020.

Let’s take a look inside his touching funeral while the musician lay…

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Tom Parker’s funeral

The star’s funeral took place at 10:45 am today (April 20) at St Francis of Assisi Church in Bates Wood, southeast London.

Three black horses dragged his coffin into a black carriage while Kelsey led the procession, walking in arm with her parents.

Dressed in black, bandmates Max George, Siva Kaneswaran, Jay McGuinness and Nathan Sykes carried the coffin to the chapel.

Colorful flowers spelling the words “Dada” were placed from the children of singer Aurelia and Buddy.

There were also white flowers showing The Wanted’s popular song title “Glad You Cam” and his name “Tom” written in red roses.

Hundreds of fans lined the streets to pay tribute to the beloved singer who was loved all over the world.

Choose a touching song

The song Champagne Supernova by Oasis was reportedly played while his coffin was entering the church.

In his last moments, the singer listened to the song Oasis live forever He also passed away peacefully.

Sources close to the star said the sun He chose the song because he felt the lyrics were related to his struggle.

The source said, “You might have thought Tom would pick something up by The Wanted but Live Forever for Oasis pretty much sums it up – he was a rock star and that’s what he wants to be remembered for.”

“It is a true anthem of strength and challenge and some words really speak to his struggle. As the track says, Tom will truly live forever in his children, his fans and his music,” they continued.

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Where did Tom live?

The singer was born and raised in Bolton, Greater Manchester, so many expected his funeral to take place there.

However, Tom lived in Bates Wood with his wife Kelsey and two children, which is why he was buried in the city.

As I mentioned Kent LiveKelsey is a dance teacher and runs a performing arts school there.

When he moved into the area, Tom told Vibe, “I feel like this is my introduction to the community. Everyone is really nice. Everyone is really calm and friendly. It’s like calm away from the storm.”

He even revealed that his favorite restaurants in the area are Bates Wood Kebab, Ragdot and Rib Shack.

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