THAME: The funeral of Bee Gees star Robin Gibb, pictured, will take place at St Mary’s Church on Friday, June 8, at 2pm.

A statement issued on behalf of his family said yesterday: “The funeral will be a private service for close family and friends.”

Yesterday, Mr Gibb’s wife Dwina told the Oxford Mail her husband would be taken to the church in a horse and carriage down the High Street. The family has requested there should be no flowers but donations to two Isle of Man charities, Rebecca House hospice and Wish Upon A Dream.