Don't miss a thing by getting the latest from the Manchester Evening News sent direct to your inbox It was the funeral of a much-loved girl.
Grace Tinarwo Mazando was laid to rest at the weekend. Her parents had been told she might live for only 24 hours. But she defied the odds and was 9 years four months when she died.
Two white horses drew her white carriage as close family paid their respects at a ceremony in her home town of Rochdale. As well as a final farewell it was a reminder of how a much-needed children's hospice named after her had failed.
The ceremony was a poignant final chapter in the fate of Grace's Place. Grace's Place in Radcliffe, Bury, whose patron was HRH Princess Beatrice, was due to officially open in July 2019 after
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