One of football's favourite sons was given a funeral fit for a hero. Thousands lined the streets to pay tribute to England World Cup winning legend Jack Charlton.
His fellow star of 1966 and younger brother Sir Bobby, 82, was too ill to attend. His poignant floral tribute read: "Rest in Peace Jack.
Sending our deepest sympathy. "In our thoughts, from Bobby, Norma and family." Sir Bobby's flowers lay by the side of his brother's coffin as the funeral cortege took the 'proud Englishman, proud northerner and proud honorary Irishman' on his final journey.
There was spontaneous applause as the five-vehicle cortege made its way through the streets of Ashington, his hometown, where crowds lined up to pay their respects to their 'Local Hero', the
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