Family and friends of the nurse who was found dead after taking a hoax call to the hospital treating the Duchess of Cambridge have gathered for her funeral in a small town in India.
Mother-of-two Jacintha Saldanha, 46, was found hanged in her nurses' quarters at London's King Edward VII's Hospital on December 7.
Three days earlier the Indian-born nurse had transferred a call from two Australian DJs, believing they were the Queen and Prince of Wales, to a colleague who described in detail the condition of the Duchess during her hospital stay for severe morning sickness.
Ms Saldanha's body was flown back from the UK on Sunday and was due to be buried at a cemetery in Shirva, her husband's home-town, after a funeral in the Catholic parish church at 4.00pm (10.30am GMT).
The coffin was first taken to her mother-in-law's house for prayers and will then be presented in the Our Lady of Health Church for local people to pay their respects, with a large turnout expected.
Ms Saldanha's coffin arrives in Mangalore, India Ms Saldanha's family have flown to India for the funeral, having arrived from London with the body after a memorial mass in Westminster Cathedral.
After Saturday's service, her husband Benedict Barboza and two children Junal and Lisha paid an emotional tribute to a "kind-hearted, generous and well-respected woman".
Mr Barboza said: "My wife, you were the light in my darkness, who always showed me the way forward.
"From the day we met, you always stood by me in times of hardship and happiness.
"I feel a part of me has been ripped out."
Ms Saldanha's daughter Lisha, 14, said: "We will miss your laughter, the loving memories and the good times we had together. The house is an empty dwelling without your presence.
A candle-lit vigil for the nurse was held in Mangalore at the weekend "We are shattered and there's an unfillable void in our lives."
Her son Junal, 16, said: "Our mother, kind hearted, generous and a well-respected woman in both of our lives. You were the core of the family who kept us together."
Standing outside the cathedral alongside their local MP Charlotte Leslie and MP Keith Vaz, who has been campaigning on behalf of the family, Mr Barboza said the family "could not have foreseen the unprecedented tragedy that has unfolded in our lives".
"The events of the last week have shattered our lives. We barely have the strength to withstand the grief and sorrow."
He thanked the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prime Minister David Cameron for their condolences.
Memorial services have already been held at the hospital where Ms Saldanha worked and in Bristol where her husband and children live.
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