Phillip Schofield stated his last farewell to his beloved mom this weekend as Pat’s funeral befell at St. Michael’s Church in Newquay, Cornwall.
The previous This Morning presenter introduced the dying of his mom on the age of 88 on October 14, writing in an announcement on the time that her last moments have been ‘calm, peaceable, stunning and dignified’.
On Friday, Schofield was joined by shut family and friends on the funeral and had the total help of his spouse, Stephanie Lowe, and their two daughters, Ruby and Molly.
The 62-year-old seemed devastated as he carried his mom’s coffin, which was rigorously embellished with white roses.
It’s believed that the mourners current at 3pm have been inspired to ‘costume brightly to replicate a lifetime of love’.
Whereas the previous star took his mom to church through the day, Lowe, whom he married in 1993, cared for Schofield’s canine, who accompanied the household to the service.
The ceremony featured a shifting musical tribute from the Cornish Kernow Males’s Choir.
Framed images of Pat have been additionally displayed across the church as her relations and shut mates paid their respects.
Pat’s wicker coffin was later positioned in a hearse by pallbearers.
After the service, Schofield was seen speaking exterior with fellow mourners.
To mark the somber event, ex-Dancing On Ice presenter Schofield wore a pastel shirt, navy jacket and darkish trousers.
His spouse additionally opted for blue and wore a sweater and a skirt, complemented by black boots.
Seen exterior the church, grownup daughters Molly and Ruby have been wrapped in black coats within the chilly November chill.
Notably absent was Schofield’s brother Timothy, 54, who’s at present serving 12 years in jail for sexually assaulting a teenage boy.
Schofield introduced the lack of his mom a couple of weeks in the past and wrote a strong tribute, which he shared on Instagram.
“Right now at 3pm and after a heartbreaking weekend, my fantastic mom determined it was time to go see her beloved Brian,” he started.
“For 3 days we held her, liked her, hugged her and stated the whole lot that wanted to be stated.
‘She was calm, peaceable, stunning and dignified.
“I’ll perpetually be proud and privileged that she was my mom.
‘Our everlasting gratitude to the paramedics, Treliske A&E and the Important Care staff who’ve been my mom’s and our angels up to now and this weekend. Your love and care have been our savior.”
“I like you mother, perpetually,” he signed off.
Schofield’s father, Brian, died in 2008 on the age of 72 from a long-term coronary heart situation. The ex-ITV star has usually spoken concerning the shut bond he shared.
Schofield beforehand opened up about his father’s dying on the This Morning couch: ‘My father died in 2008, he had been poorly for a very long time. We knew it was going to occur, however when it lastly occurred we heard it from the hospital.”
Relating to the time of his dying, he added: “It’s a rare bodily factor that somebody who is nearly on the finish of his life, with out even figuring out it, waits till his household has left the room after which calmly beneath his personal energy goes additional.’
Schofield additionally spoke about his reminiscences of his late father in his current TV comeback, Forged Away on Channel 5.
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The trio noticed him talk about his departure from ITV in Might 2023 after he admitted mendacity a couple of secret affair with a youthful male colleague.
The present noticed Schofield spend ten days alone on a small island off the coast of Madagascar, in his first return to a TV sequence since leaving broadcasting.
After leaving ITV final yr, Schofield stayed along with his mom at her house in Cornwall as he saved a low profile and prevented media consideration.
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