Mourners gather for Lee Rigby funeral 12.07.13

Thousands of mourners have gathered to remember murdered soldier Lee Rigby.
Members of the public applauded Fusilier Rigby's comrades and forces veterans as they arrived for the funeral service at Bury Parish Church, where comrades had maintained a guard of honour overnight.
Applause also greeted the 25-year-old's heartbroken loved ones, who joined about 800 mourners inside for the private service just a couple of miles from his home town of Middleton, Greater Manchester.
Prime Minister David Cameron, who told the Commons earlier this week that the whole of the UK will be mourning with the family, was among dignitaries attending the service. He arrived with the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, to a ripple of applause.
The father-of-one, a drummer in the 2nd Battalion Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (2RRF), was killed as he returned to Woolwich barracks from the Tower of London on May 22.
He had served in Afghanistan as a machine gunner and was attached to the regimental recruiting team when he was hacked to death in broad daylight on a street in south London. The horrific killing led to nationwide shock and revulsion and led to an outpouring of support for his family from the public.
The family, who have been inundated with cards, letters and flowers in condolence from all over the country and abroad and from all faiths, wanted a private service with well-wishers asked to show their respects by lining the streets outside, where they will hear the service on loudspeakers from inside the church.
Fusilier Rigby was described as a "fantastic soldier" by his commanding officer, who was giving a eulogy at the funeral.
Lieutenant Colonel Jim Taylor, commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (2RRF), said: "He was larger than life, he was always at the centre of fun and mischief, but he was a true regimental character with real charisma and everybody fell under his spell."
Speaking outside Bury Parish Church, he added: "We are here to honour him today and as a regiment support his family, stand shoulder-to-shoulder with them at their time of need. But it is also a day that we as a regiment want to remember him for the true character he was."