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Thousands line Welsh streets as Bonnie Tyler's coffin returns home

Sunday, 16 August 2026, 06:23 · 1 min read

Thousands of fans gathered in Mumbles, Swansea (a coastal village in south Wales), to pay their respects as the coffin of singer Bonnie Tyler was brought back to her part-time home following her unexpected death on 8 July in Portugal at the age of 75. The coffin, draped in the Welsh flag, was greeted with applause and a spontaneous rendition of her signature hit "Total Eclipse of the Heart" as crowds threw flowers onto the hearse. A public celebration of Tyler's life is planned for 17 August at Swansea Minster, with the service to be screened outdoors for those unable to attend in person, before a final procession through Skewen, the village where the singer — born Gaynor Sullivan — grew up.

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The GuardianThousands of Bonnie Tyler fans gather to pay respects as coffin brought home ↗︎
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