THOUSANDS of mourners have said farewell to reality TV star Jade Goody, whose death from cancer touched the hearts of millions.

Jade's funeral service at the St John the Baptist Church, in Buckhurst Hill, Essex, was relayed on two giant screens for the crowd of well-wishers outside the church.

The London Community Gospel Choir sang Amazing Grace as her white coffin was carried into the church shortly after midday. Her widower Jack Tweed, 21, was among the six pallbearers.

Jade's sons Bobby, five, and Freddie, four, did not attend the funeral.

Tweed fought back tears as he described the loss felt by him and Jade's two young sons.

In a poem, he said: "My life will never be the same without you by my side,

Grief

"Grief almost too much to bear, pain difficult to hide.

"But when we look into the sky for the brightest star above,

"Bobby, me and Freddie will send you all our love."

Mourners outside the church watched a collection of images of Jade on giant screens while listening to The Beatles' song She Loves You.

Among Jade's fans was mother-of-seven Kirsty Brooks, 34, of Westbury, Wiltshire, who travelled with her three sisters to watch the funeral.

She said: "She was just a real woman who always put her kids first to the end. She also shared the same birthday as my late daughter, who passed away."

Church

Thousands of people had lined the streets as the Big Brother star's funeral cortege made its way to the church. 

Fans tossed flowers onto the hearse as it passed by. Others stood applauding in the rain.

Jade's mother Jackiey Budden, 51, was shaking and crying as she climbed into the car at the head of the funeral procession.

Jade died at home at the age of 27 on March 22 after losing a battle with cervical cancer.

The mother-of-two married Jack Tweed, 21, at a ceremony in a hotel near Hatfield Heath, Essex, on February 22 after being told that she had only weeks to live.