Family and Friends Are Gathering for a Final Farewell to Ann Widdecombe in Devon
The requiem mass will include a homily from the Abbot of Buckfast, and a public memorial is planned later this year.
- Family and friends gathered today at Buckfast Abbey in Devon for the private requiem mass of former Conservative minister Ann Widdecombe, 78, who died on July 8.
- Widdecombe, 78, died on July 8 after being struck 21 times with a hammer at her home in Haytor on Dartmoor. The former prisons minister later became a spokeswoman on immigration and justice for Reform UK.
- The private requiem mass includes a homily from the Rt Rev David Charlesworth, Abbot of Buckfast. Tributes are being paid by her nephew, Rev Roger Widdecombe, and close friend Sir Christian Sweeting.
- Joshua Kerry, 28, was charged with her murder on July 20, with legal proceedings continuing. A public memorial for Widdecombe is planned for later this year.
- Abbey officials stated Widdecombe would be "missed and fondly remembered," noting that "many in our worshipping community knew her as a kind and warm character" who expressed profound faith through public service.
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Family and friends are gathering for a final farewell to Ann Widdecombe in Devon
Mourners are gathering at Buckfast Abbey in Devon for the funeral of former UK Conservative Party Minister Ann Widdecombe, who will be laid to rest later today. Her family, friends and former colleagues will say goodbye at the Catholic Abbey, where she regularly attended services and was well known to the local congregation. The private […]
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