Dame Barbara Windsor Laid To Rest In Small Funeral Service In London

Christopher Biggins, Matt Lucas and David Walliams were among the guests.

Dame Barbara Windsor has been laid to rest following a small funeral ceremony in London.

The showbiz legend died last month at the age of 83, six years after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

Due to Covid-19 restrictions, only a small selection of guests were allowed to attend the service at Golders Green Crematorium in London.

This included her close friends Jane Moore and Christopher Biggins, who delivered a eulogy, as well as former co-stars Dean Gaffney, Ross Kemp and Jamie Borthwick.

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Christopher Biggins pitured outside Golders Green Crematorium
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Little Britain stars Matt Lucas and David Walliams were also pictured ahead of the service. 

Members of the media were invited to gather outside, with photographers capturing footage of the funeral hearse as it made its way to the crematorium.

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Matt Lucas and David Walliams were also among the mourners
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Loose Women panellist Jane Moore was also in attendance
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Dame Barbara’s husband of 20 years Scott Mitchell led the funeral procession, with her hearse adorned with flowers spelling out Babs, The Dame and Saucy. 

Her former EastEnders co-stars Ross Kemp and Anna Karen, who played her on-screen son Grant and sister Aunt Sal, also gave eulogies alongside Biggins. 

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The funeral cortege of Dame Barbara Windsor arrives at Golders Green Crematorium, north London, ahead of a private ceremony.
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Ross Kemp (left) and Jamie Borthwick
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Although she is best known for her roles in the Carry On films and her portrayal of Queen Vic Peggy Mitchell in EastEnders, Dame Barbara and Scott devoted her final years to raising awareness of Alzheimer’s disease.

In 2019, she met with prime minister Boris Johnson at Downing Street to discuss dementia care in the UK. 

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Barbara Windsor pictured in 2015
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Following her death, a fundraiser to help the charity Alzheimer’s Research UK in Dame Barbara’s name has reached almost £150,000 in donations.

Scott has said of the fundraiser: “This outpouring of support has filled me with pride and been a huge comfort to me. It just shows how loved, respected and adored my Barbara was. That’s magical.”

Barbara Windsor's Career In Pictures
An early headshot of Barbara taken in the 1950s.(01 of32)
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In a production of Fings Ain't What They Used To Be at Garrick Theatre, London in 1960.(02 of32)
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Carry On Spying (1964)(03 of32)
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Performing on TV show Thank Your Lucky Stars in the 1960s(04 of32)
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On The Des O'Connor Show in 1966.(05 of32)
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Carry On Henry (1967)(06 of32)
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Carry On Doctor (1967)(07 of32)
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Carry On Doctor (1967)(08 of32)
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Carry On Camping (1969)(09 of32)
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Carry On Again Doctor (1967)(10 of32)
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Carry On Again Doctor (1967)(11 of32)
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On stage in The Boy Friend in 1971(12 of32)
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Carry On Matron (1972)(13 of32)
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Carry on Abroad (1972)(14 of32)
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Carry On Matron (1972)(15 of32)
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Carry On Dick (1974)(16 of32)
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With Danny La Rue in Come Spy With Me in 1977.(17 of32)
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In Worzel Gummidge in 1979.(18 of32)
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With Pauline Quirke in Both Ends Meet in 1980.(19 of32)
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With Russell Grant on Family Fortunes in 1990.(20 of32)
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One Foot In The Grave(21 of32)
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Actors Richard Wilson and Barbara Windsor in a scene from episode 'The Affair of the Hollow Lady' of the BBC Television sitcom 'One Foot in the Grave', October 23rd 1994. (Photo by Don Smith/Radio Times/Getty Images) (credit:Radio Times via Getty Images)
In panto in 1994.(22 of32)
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With EastEnders co-star Ross Kemp in 1996.(23 of32)
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With Graham Norton at a Pride event in 1997(24 of32)
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With on-screen husband Mike Reid in EastEnders in 1999.(25 of32)
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Launching her first solo album in 1999.(26 of32)
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Being turned into a waxwork at Madam Tussauds in 2000.(27 of32)
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Receiving her MBE at Buckingham Palace in 2000.(28 of32)
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Launching her autobiography All Of Me in 2000.(29 of32)
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Showing the Queen around the EastEnders set in 2001.(30 of32)
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With her EastEnders co-stars as show wins Best Soap at the NTAs.(31 of32)
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Barbara receives a Damehood at Buckingham Palace in 2016.(32 of32)
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