The farewell of a well-loved teenager was downscaled because of stringent social distancing rules due to the country being in the midst of a coronavirus lockdown.
Holly Smallman's pink coffin arrived at her funeral yesterday to a crowd of just 10, in accordance with measures implemented to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
While attendance at the funeral itself was small, well wishers lined the streets of Liverpool to say their goodbyes, the Liverpool Echo reported.
Many of those who knew Holly wore pink for the severely-ill 18-year-old, in accordance with her mum Hayley's wishes. But it was at the family's home in Fazakerley, and close to the usually-packed crematorium on Priory Road where the most fervent tears were shed.