Funeral procession held for Elsie Dot Stancombe
Hundreds of people lined the streets of a UK town Friday for the funeral of one of the three girls stabbed to death during a Taylor Swift -themed event — ending with the 7-year-old Swiftie’s favorite song, “Love Story.”
The moving ceremony for Elsie Dot Stancombe was the last to be held for the three victims of last month’s shocking attack in Southport — with her parents, David and Jenni, asking for Friday to be known as “Elsie’s special day.” Elsie’s coffin, topped with a blue cuddle toy and flowers, was followed by a convoy of bright red postal trucks driven by her father’s colleagues at the Royal Mail before it was carried up a pink carpet towards a balloon arch at the church entrance.
The congregation wore pastels and floral prints after Elsie’s parents asked attendees to wear bright colors to help celebrate her day with “positivity, hope and love.”Katie Sykes, one of the late youngster’s teachers, told the ceremony that the youngster’s vivacious spirit “quickly made an impression.”Elsie Dot Stancombe’s life was celebrated at her funeral Friday. The 7-year-old’s life was tragically cut short after a horrific stabbing at a Taylor Swift-themed event on July 29.
The service ended with someone singing one of Elsie’s favorite songs – “Love Story” by Taylor Swift, who was the inspiration for the dance event where the three girls were shockingly stabbed to death last month.and Bebe King, 6, were also killed in the July 29 attack, while several others were injured — including two hero adults who tried to stop the stabber.
Swift said at the time that she’d been left “completely in shock” at “the loss of life and innocence and the horrendous trauma inflicted.” She reportedlyMaker of doomed Bayesian yacht blames crew for 'indescribable, unreasonable errors'Mike Lynch's wife describes cutting her feet on broken glass as she fled doomed superyacht BayesianElsie Dot Stancombe's life was celebrated at her funeral Friday.
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