The surviving Charlton brothers will be reunited for the first time in years at Jack’s funeral, amid a clamour for the World Cup winner to be knighted.
Sir Bobby, 82, Gordon, 77, and Tommy, 74, will gather for a ceremony that would have been attended by a line-up of football legends if not for the pandemic.
But the coronavirus restrictions mean that only about 20 close relatives will be allowed into next Tuesday’s service to say a final farewell to Big Jack, who died peacefully at the age of 85 last Friday.
Fans will, however, be given the chance to pay tribute as the funeral cortege passes through his home town of Ashington, Northumberland.
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