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16.09.2022 / 19:23
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Bill Turnbull celebrated as Naga Munchetty and BBC co-stars attend funeral
BBC Breakfast star tragically died aged 66 at the end of August after being diagnosed with the cancer in 2017.Bill's former Breakfast co-stars like Charlie Stayt, Naga Munchetty, Susanna Reid, and Sian Williams were among those who attended his funeral on Friday afternoon (September 16).READ MORE: Ex-BBC Breakfast hosts now – terminal cancer, near-death experience and stalker hellMike Bushell, Charlotte Hawkins, Martha Kearney, Louise Minchin, and Nick Robinson also attended the private ceremony. which took place at the Holy Trinity church in Blythburgh, Suffolk.Six pallbearers carried Turnbull's oak coffin, which was decorated with a red rose and purple bouquet, including his two sons and son-in-law.Naga, who worked with Bill for several years, told the PA agency: "Bill was the grammar hammer; he was so on top of his grammar plurals, singulars… He was all over it."He was passionate about the job and passionate about the journalism and passionate about the audience."The audience was all that mattered and all that does matter and Bill never forgot that – he was a joy to sit beside."To sit next to Bill was always an experience, it was always fun, it was always focused but it was also about the audience."It was telling the story, being part of the story, which is always a privilege, and hearing people’s experiences and helping to relay those to our audience.
