Stars Say Farewell To Joan Rivers At Funeral

A host of stars were among the mourners who attended the funeral of American comedian and TV host Joan Rivers in New York.

The celebrities included Whoopi Goldberg, Kelly Osbourne, Sarah Jessica Parker, Barbara Walters and Donald Trump as the worlds of Hollywood, theatre, fashion and media were brought together.

Radio 'shock jock' host Howard Stern delivered the eulogy and Broadway singer-actress Audra McDonald sang Smile in her tribute to 81-year-old Rivers.

Mourners had earlier lined up outside a synagogue in Fifth Avenue and waited for their names to be checked against a list before entering.

A crowd of fans and media stood watching across the street ahead of the service at Temple Emanu-El in Manhattan.

Whoopi Goldberg arrives for the servcie

The acid-tongued comedian died in hospital last Thursday after suffering a cardiac arrest a week earlier during a routine medical procedure at a doctor's office.

The New York City medical examiner said more tests were needed to find out the cause of the mother-of-one's death.

Melissa Rivers, the comedian's only child, said her mother died peacefully, surrounded by family and friends.

She will reportedly be buried with a red carpet.

In her 2012 book, the star said she hoped for "a huge showbiz affair with lights, cameras, action" and "Hollywood all the way."

Instead of a rabbi talking, Rivers asked for "Meryl Streep crying, in five different accents" and "a wind machine so that even in the casket my hair is blowing just like Beyonce's".

Rivers died at the age of 81

In what has been billed as her last interview, she spoke to the Sunday Times about preparing Melissa for her death by telling her: "It's comi-i-i-ing! It's inevitable."

She added: "It's like, God, I'm in my 80s. Nobody, when I die, is going to say, 'how young?' They're going to say she had a great ride."

The comic, who became almost as well known for her many cosmetic surgery procedures as for her wit, also said she had "no regrets" about going under the knife so many times.

In her book, Rivers joked that dying of natural causes was boring.

"It's the grand finale, act three, the eleven o'clock number - make it count. If you're going to die, die interesting! Is there anything worse than a boring death? I think not."

Her publicist said that in lieu of flowers, donations can be made to God's Love, We Deliver; Guide Dogs for the Blind; or Our House.

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