Tonight, Johnny Depp was one of the most prominent “celebrants” at the cremation of his close buddy Shane MacGowan, which took place this afternoon.
A few Pogues vocalists attended his funeral yesterday, including the Hollywood actor. It was live-streamed internationally and attended by 1500. A cathedral hosted it.
Johnny supported Shane’s widow, Victoria Mary Clarke, while his casket was burned.
Shane’s ashes will be thrown into the Shannon tonight.
Johnny and almost two hundred other mourners attended the official wake at the tiny Thatched Cottage Pub in Bally Common in the early morning.
One source said, “Johnny has shown his love for Shane throughout his time in Ireland.”
Everyone can see his respect for Shane. He addressed the wakegoers. He refused to sing with Celtic.
Victoria expects Johnny’s behaviour because he loves her husband.
Shane’s funeral was in Shannon Crematorium’s “calm atmosphere.”.
JJ Ryan’s Funerals, managed by Shane’s friend Philly Ryan, buried his wicker casket.
Mr. Ryan drove the hearse and escorted the casket into the crematorium chapel.
Mr. Depp memorialized his friend and Pogues lead singer Shane MacGowan by touching his casket.
This Christmas, MacGowan’s Fairytale of New York will top the charts. MacGowan died last week after a long illness.
Over a week ago, the Irish singer was released from the hospital after viral encephalitis treatment enlarged her brain.
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Sinead O’Connor was buried yesterday; he would have turned 57 on December 8.
Many celebrities attended the ceremony at Saint Mary of the Rosary Church in Nenagh, County Tipperary, including Nick Cave, Bob Geldof, and Johnny Depp.
Hothouse Flowers frontman Liam O’Maonlai escorted Depp around the venue while they recited the prayers of the faithful.
The Pirates of the Caribbean TV actor had previously attended MacGowan and Victoria Mary Clarke’s wedding.
A large monochrome portrait of MacGowan, hidden by an Irish tricolor flag, was put next to his casket at the front of the church.
Depp touched the coffin and said farewell to his old friend.
Depp later assisted men in removing MacGowan’s coffin from the cathedral to wild acclaim.
After her husband’s memorial service, Ms. Clarke showed an album cover with Johnny Depp, a “huge fan” of The Pogues frontman.
She told the large gathering at his burial that her husband ‘wouldn’t keep a grudge against anyone’.
I hope you don’t mind,’ she said to Johnny Depp before telling the heartbroken that her late husband had ‘urged’ him to forgive Heard.
Mrs. Clarke: “I hope you don’t mind Johnny saying this, but Shane had a long talk with you and asked you to forgive Amber when Johnny had a court case involving his ex-wife Amber.”
He justified it because he believed in forgiveness.
Of course you have by now! Indeed, you have!
Amber Heard and Johnny Depp suffered a bitter divorce after their 15-month marriage ended due to abuse claims and infighting.
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In December, Depp and his ex-wife eventually came to an agreement over their defamation lawsuits against one another after five years of protracted legal proceedings.
We saw Ms. Clarke crying before the coffin was brought inside the church.
People “thought he’d come home,” she said in a memorial, so his departure “took us all by surprise.”
About 30,000 people waited in the street lines for the standing-only event. To accommodate mourners for the star’s burial and transport of his corpse, police closed up much of South Dublin.
First to speak at the burial, former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams praised MacGowan as a “genius” and said that his music will last “forever.” The audience cheered and ovated after his speech.
Shane left South Lotts Road in a horse-drawn carriage, down Pearse Street, and into Westland Row, allowing his fans to say goodbye.
In remembrance of the late performer, the speakers played “A Rainy Night in Soho” and “Fairytale of New York” to the cheers of the grieving as they passed Dublin’s McMahon Bridge.
Fans showered flowers, and musicians played A Pair of Brown Eyes as the funeral procession passed Sweny’s pharmacy in central Dublin, which was described in James Joyce’s Ulysses.
Musicians performed Pogues’ Christmas classic Fairytale of New York with grieving people outside Sweny’s pharmacy in Dublin’s CBD.
When the funeral cortège stopped on Westland Row, the Artane Band played his well-known Christmas song, Fairytale of New York.
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