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lovablemum
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 1:25 pm Post subject: WHAT KILLED GEORGE BEST? |
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GEORGE Best lost his long battle for life to a shocking list of illnesses.
The soccer legend, 58, had "pneumonia, septicaemia, gastrointestinal bleeding and multi-organ failure".
A secondary cause was "immuno-suppression following liver transplant", his death certificate showed yesterday.
Alcoholic Best died last Friday at the private Cromwell Hospital in West London after an eight-week struggle.
Friend and agent Phil Hughes registered the death at nearby Kensington and Chelsea Register Office.
Doctor Akeel Alisa certified the death of the "retired footballer and sports journalist". His usual address was listed as Chelsea.
Mr Hughes will accompany the Man United and Northern Ireland hero's body on a flight to Belfast, Best's home town, on Friday.
Up to 500,000 fans are expected to watch Saturday's funeral cortege. After a private service at the family home at Cregagh, it will travel three miles to Stormont Castle for the funeral
Best's ex-wives Angie and Alex, lover Ros Hollidge, family and VIP guests will be at a service in the Great Hall. Man United boss Sir Alex Ferguson and ex-Northern Ireland stars Pat Jennings, Gerry Armstrong and Martin O'Neill are expected at a ceremony led by TV's Eamonn Holmes.
Singer Van Morrison hopes to perform. Belfast soloist Peter Corry, will sing Bring Him Home from Les Miserables. He said: "It's our Lady Diana funeral, it really is." Brian Kennedy, a second local singer, will perform Don McLean's Vincent.
Best's funeral will be only the second at Stormont since that of Lord Craigavon, Northern Ireland's first PM, in 1940. Organisers will limit Stormont crowds to 30,000 to prevent accidents on the waterlogged slopes.
Best will be buried by his mum Ann's grave at Belfast's Roselawn Cemetery. |
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~~debbydo~~
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 3:59 pm Post subject: |
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| thats great fiona ... |
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lovablemum
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 4:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Thought ppl ought to know as well. |
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~~debbydo~~
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 4:33 pm Post subject: |
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| is the funeral on tv. |
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lovablemum
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 4:44 pm Post subject: |
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| YES, ON SKY NEWS TV |
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reddevilleanne
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 4:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Did you know they're limiting the funeral to 30,000 people? :o The man was obviously more loved than the papers make out! :) |
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lovablemum
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 5:11 pm Post subject: |
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| The Queen and Tony Blair are sending reps as well. |
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~~debbydo~~
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 5:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Blimey they could send me :-D |
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lovablemum
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 5:27 pm Post subject: |
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| Alex Ferguson is going as well. |
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~~debbydo~~
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 5:29 pm Post subject: |
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| Well i could go with sir Alex .. :-D |
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lovablemum
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 5:30 pm Post subject: |
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| Will let you know who is going in a bit |
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reddevilleanne
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 5:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Who else is going? |
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lovablemum
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 5:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Loads as far as I know Leanne |
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reddevilleanne
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 5:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Such as? :) |
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lovablemum
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| Tell a Friend Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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| They are letting in 32,000 from the public - 1st come to be let in, Sir Alex Ferguson, I think some of the Man U footballers, The Queen and Tony Blair reps are going, his family of course. His PR man as well. Plus there are pple from Ireland that are attending as well. |
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