Shane Warne funeral: Jackson kisses his father's coffin during funeral procession | Daily Mail Online

2022-05-20 23:28:18 By : Mr. Kimi Pan

By Brittany Chain In Melbourne For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 22:49 EDT, 19 March 2022 | Updated: 04:38 EDT, 20 March 2022

Shane Warne's grief-stricken family has taken his body for a final lap of his beloved St Kilda Football ground as his close friends watched on from the stands.

'The Time of My Life' from the iconic 80s movie Dirty Dancing played in the background as the 52-year-old's coffin was driven in a hearse around the oval after the intimate funeral.

In emotional scenes, Warne's son Jackson embraced and kissed the coffin, which was draped in a St Kilda Saints scarf, in a heart wrenching final goodbye to his beloved dad. 

Two other songs played during the outdoor part of the service were Fix You by Coldplay and finally, as Warne's body was driven away for a final time, Simply The Best by Tina Turner. 

Emotional lyrics from the Coldplay song include 'lights will guide you home' and 'tears stream down your face when you lose something you cannot replace'. 

Simply The Best was fitting for an icon of Australian cricket who has often been described as irreplaceable. 

Warne's youngest daughter, Summer, was in tears as the service drew to a close, while his oldest daughter, Brooke, kept sunglasses on during the procession.

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Jackson Warne (front) and Warne's brother Jason (third back left) help carry the cricketing legend's coffin as Brooke and Summer watch on during Sunday's service

Pictured: The order of service for Shane Warne's private funeral on Sunday at St Kilda Football Club and Moorabbin Park

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After completing one lap of the oval, Warne's son Jackson kissed the coffin in a heart wrenching final goodbye to his dad

Summer Warne also placed a kiss on her father's coffin after the moving procession which took place after the ceremony inside

Warne's oldest daughter Brooke is pictured at the grounds

Youngest daughter Summer Warne was in tears as the service drew to a close as Merv Hughes and Mark Howard are among those emotionally watching on

Warne's coffin was draped in two St Kilda Saints scarves - his favourite AFL team - as it was led away in a hearse

Shane Warne's ex wife Simone Callahan (centre) raises her glass with guests at the service

Guests, wearing their matching Saints scarves, were instructed to put their glasses 'high to the sky' for one final farewell of the cricket icon

Jackson and Warne's father comforted one another as they left the oval after the funeral procession

Guests, wearing their matching Saints scarves in a nod to Warne's favourite AFL team, were instructed to put their glasses 'high to the sky' for one final farewell.

'To Warnie,' close friend and television personality Eddie McGuire said, as cheers erupted from the crowd. 

McGuire acted as the MC for the service.  

Dannii Minogue, Michael Clarke and Merv Hughes were among the guests, with the pop star comforted by a friend as she made her way inside the clubhouse.  

Jackson, 22, proved yet again that he was prepared to step up for his family in his father's absence as he led his sisters Brooke, 24, and Summer, 20, to a waiting chauffeur and liaised with security at St Kilda Football Club where the funeral was held.

Jackson looked a spitting image of his late father with his long blond hair and tailored black suit as he clutched a golf club and ushered his sisters into the car.

Warne was a keen golfer, particularly after he retired from cricket, and would often travel the world to play in friendly and competitive matches with his mates.  

Shane Warne's mother Bridgette raises a glass to the guests in the club house following a funeral service in Melbourne

Guests watched on as the procession made its way around the St Kilda oval after the official funeral

Family walked behind the hearse for one slow lap of the oval to three songs in Warne's honour

Bridgette Warne touches her son's coffin for the final time after his lap around the oval

Jackson looked a spitting image of his late father with his long blonde hair and tailored black suit as he clutched a golf club and ushered his sisters into a car ahead of the funeral

There was a sombre mood at Simone Callahan's house early Sunday morning as she and her children made final preparations to farewell Warne

Brooke, Jackson and Summer arrive at St Kilda Football Club and are greeted by other mourners

Warne's ex-wife Simone (pictured), left her house only briefly to say goodbye to her children, who departed well before the private service began at 11am. She slipped into the service via a back door

Sam Newman appears on the verge of tears outside Warne's funeral service on Sunday morning as he is embraced by friends

Warne's Fox Footy colleagues - former cricketer Brendon Julian and co-host Mark Howard - arrive on Sunday morning

Sam Newman greets Merv Hughes before Warne's funeral service on Sunday morning

The trio's mother, Warne's ex-wife Simone, left her house only briefly to say goodbye to her children, who departed well before the private service began at 11am.

Meanwhile at the nearby home of Warne's parents Bridgette and Keith, his mother went for an early morning stroll with a female friend ahead of the funeral.  

Police officers and security guards were stationed around the perimeter of the St Kilda Football Club in order to protect grieving loved ones. About 80 of Warne's nearest and dearest attended the service. 

Guests began quietly filing in to the clubhouse about 10.30am, while Simone slipped in via a back entrance and greeted immediate family in a separate room. 

McGuire gave a live cross to Channel 9 before heading inside. He spoke of Warne's jovial and happy-go-lucky nature, noting he was a 'friend of The Footy Show' and loved his life. 

'The reason why he was so loved is because he was fallible, he was Superman. He did the things you dreamt of doing as a kid,' McGuire said in a moving tribute out the front of the service. 

Pictured: Shane Warne's coffin after the funeral

Former Australian cricket captain and close friend of Warne Michael Clarke arriving for the service 

Eddie McGuire arrives for Warne's private funeral on Sunday. The Fox Footy present will host proceedings

McGuire said it was fitting the service was held at the St Kilda Football Club, given Warne's passion for the team and the sport

Former cricketing great Merv Hughes greets a friend at Warne's private funeral on Sunday

Former Australian cricketer Glenn McGrath arrives for a private memorial service for Australian cricket superstar Shane Warne in Melbourne

The Melbourne park, which is normally open and available for kids to play on when there aren't games scheduled, has become a fortress surrounded by security in blue uniforms and patrolling police officers. Pictured: Lloyd Williams (left), who build Crown Casino in Melbourne, accompanied by Shane Warne's father, Keith

Sam Newman embraces a woman alongside former AFL star Campbell Brown

'The magic part about Shane Warne was that he sprinkled his gold dust everywhere he went.'

McGuire also noted Warne's notorious eating habits, reminiscing on how he was always unapologetically himself.

'He didn't become a hermit, He brought his friends into everything in life. He would go to Michelin star restaurants and order pizza in,' he said.

McGuire said it was fitting the service was held at the St Kilda Football Club, given Warne's passion for the team and the sport.

'He could walk with kings but never forgot those who walked around the streets of Melbourne.' 

Young fans in AFL jerseys and their parents watched on through mesh gates as friends and family made their way through the open car park and into the building for the funeral.  

Sam Newman speaks to Merv Hughes before heading inside the St Kilda Football Club HQ for Warne's funeral

The 52-year-old's friend Eddie McGuire gave a live cross to Channel 9 before heading inside as a guest. He spoke of Warne's jovial and happy-go-lucky nature, noting he was a 'friend of The Footy Show' and loved his work 

Dannii Minogue was comforted by friends as she made her way inside the service

Eddie Mcguire, former test captain Allan Border and former fast bowler Merv Hughes walk in to Warne's funeral at the St Kilda Football Club HQ

AFL legend Sam Newman also attended the service.

'I'm going and I'm humbled to be invited. Like all funerals I think it's going to be a sombre affair and emotional,' Newman said earlier.

'This was extremely shocking to everyone who knew of Shane and to those that knew him well.'

Close friends from the cricketing community paid their respects, including former England captain Michael Vaughan who flew in for the private funeral.

'I don't think it's just those who knew Shane, we all knew Shane... back in the UK I've had so many people who've never met him just coming up and saying this has hit us because he was just a great, great guy,' Vaughan said.

'Anyone that likes to have a few drinks, celebrate life, I guess there's something about a personality that ends up on the front pages.

'The British public go he's one of us.' 

At the nearby home of Warne's parents Bridgette and Keith, his mother (left) went for an early morning stroll with a female friend in the brisk 17C Sunday sun

Bridgette Warne and her friend

Jackson handed a David Jones bag to an unknown man as he arrived at the location of his father's funeral on Sunday morning

Guests embraced one another during the emotional service 

Comedian and actor Glenn Robbins looks downcast as he arrived for Warne's funeral

Australians players Michael Clarke, Glenn McGrath, Darren Berry, Mark Taylor, and Glenn Maxwell also attended.    

Warne's former fiancée, actress Elizabeth Hurley was expected to fly out from the UK but revealed overnight she would not be able to attend.

'My heart aches that I can't be in Australia tomorrow for Shane's funeral,' she wrote in an Instagram post.

'I was filming last night and, with the time jump, physically can't get there.

She posted photos from their engagement and said: 'It still hasn't really sunk in that he's gone.

'It seems too cruel that all the people who loved him will never have another Lion hug, but our memories will live forever. RIP Lionheart, with love your Luna.' 

Liz Hurley said she couldn't attend Warne's funeral due to filming commitments in the UK

Jackson was responsible for carrying a golf club presumably owned by his father, who was an avid golfer before his tragic death

One of the last pictures taken of Shane Warne hours before his death at a luxury resort in Koh Samui

A second funeral will be held on March 30 at the MCG for a crowd of up to 100,000 fans. 

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has confirmed he will attend the public service - the night after the Federal Budget is handed down.    

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin and singer Ed Sheeran are expected to send video messages to be played on big screens. 

The state memorial will be ticketed and live-streamed for those who can't be there in person, with tickets to be made available to the public soon. 

People wanting to attend the event will be able to enter a public ballot for one of 50,000 tickets. More tickets may become available, depending on demand.

Warne was found unresponsive in his luxury villa at the Samujana resort on Koh Samui, Thailand, about 5pm on Friday, March 4 after suffering a heart attack.

His close friend Andrew Neophitou performed CPR on Warne for up to 20 minutes before first responders arrived and took over, but could not save him. 

Shane Warne's children Brooke, Summer and Jackson (pictured with their dad in London) have shared heartwarming tributes to the cricketing legend and put on a united front in the weeks since his tragic death

Police investigators are pictured speaking with Warne's friends after his sudden death at his villa on March 4. A post-mortem examination revealed Warne had suffered a heart attack and there were no suspicious circumstances 

The night of the 4th of March 2022 is when a never-ending nightmare began for our family, for that is the date we lost our much loved and admired son, father, brother and Uncle, 'Shane Keith Warne' a tragedy we will never come to terms with.

To find words to adequately express our sadness is an impossible task for us and looking to a future without Shane is inconceivable, hopefully the mountain of happy memories we all have will help us cope with our ongoing grief.

Over the past few days Shane has been honoured with the family being offered a state memorial for Shane by Premier Dan Andrews which the family have gratefully accepted.

The Premier and Minister for Sport and Major Events, Martin Pakula have also advised that the Great Southern Stand at the Melbourne Cricket Ground will be renamed the S.K Warne Stand. We sincerely offer our thanks to the state government and the MCG trust for this honour.

We would also like to acknowledge the support of Prime Minister Scott Morrison for his kind words both personally and on behalf of the country, as everyone knows Shane was an extremely proud Victorian and Australian.

Brigitte and I are most grateful for the many messages of love and support received over the past few days and thank one and all for their kind words of comfort.

We also wish to acknowledge and thank those members of the media who are honouring our request to respect our family's privacy and who will continue to do so. 

To my brother, my best friend, to my Dad, I love you so much. I don't think anything is ever going to fill the void you have left in my heart. Sitting at the poker table, walking around the golf course, watching the Saints and eating pizza is never going to be the same.

But I know all you ever wanted for me is to be happy, no matter what. You just wanted me to be happy, that's it. So that's what I'm going to do, try and be happy. I am going to miss you so much Dad and you were truly the best father and mate anyone could've asked for. I love you so much Dad, see you soon.

The world has lost someone extremely special to them, who has made a positive influence on their lives and it is incredibly touching to see the outflow of emotion and the amazing tributes to him by friends, teammates, opponents and media. It has been truly heartbreaking, whilst also being sincerely appreciated.

Personally, I have lost my nemesis in all sports as a child, the person who smeared vegemite under my nose while he pinned me down giving me the typewriter, my big brother, my mate. I remember catching the train into the MCG in 1982, sitting in the front row of the Great Southern Stand with our fingers crossed the great Allan Border and Jeff Thomson would get the runs needed to beat England.

Who would have thought he would have such a huge impact at the ground in the years to come and that very stand being renamed in his honour. Amazing life. Amazing guy.

Life will forever have a massive hole in it. I will miss our fierce competition on the golf course, poker table and the sledging, seeing who could put the other on tilt first. Love you and miss you big brother.

A man places a can of beer at the base of the Shane Warne Statue outside the MCG as a tribute. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images) (Getty)

Dad, I miss you so much already. I wish I could've hugged you tighter in what I didn't know were my final moments with you.

And your final breaths were only moments away. I wish I could've told you that everything was going to be okay and hold your hand. You are the best Dad someone could ever ask for.

Our time was robbed. I want more holidays with you, more laughs where your smile lights up the whole room, more 'goodnight I love you SJ, I'll see you in the morning', more talks about how our days were and just to feel safe when you would hug me and you would let me know how proud you are of me and how much you love me.

You haven't died Dad, you've just moved to a different place, and that is in our hearts. I love you forever, until we meet again. 

Dad, this doesn't feel real and doesn't make sense that you are not here with us anymore. It doesn't feel right, you were taken away too soon and life is so cruel.

I will forever cherish our final memories together laughing and joking around with each other. We were happy.

We were so similar in so many ways and I always used to joke that I got your genes and about how much that annoyed me!

Well now I couldn't be happier and prouder that I have your genes. I am lucky and will forever be so proud to call you my Dad forever. I love you to infinity and back and I will miss you forever.

'Who bring a light so great to the world that even after they have gone the light remains.'

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