New details of Ann Widdecombe's funeral announced as church releases statement ahead of service

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New details of Ann Widdecombe's funeral announced as church releases statement ahead of service.

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New details have been released for Ann Widdecombe's funeral, with the church where the service will be held issuing a statement.A requiem mass will be held for the former Tory minister, who became a Reform UK spokeswoman, at Buckfast Abbey in Devon tomorrow.

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Ms Widdecombe regularly worshiped in the Abbey Church.The private requiem mass will include a homily from the Rt Rev David Charlesworth, Abbot of Buckfast.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say A statement from the abbey said Ms Widdecombe would be "missed and fondly remembered" and "many in our worshipping community knew her as a kind and warm character".The statement read: "Ann was a woman of profound faith, a faith which found expression in the public forum of politics."Ann was unafraid to express her unwavering convictions, formed through her Roman Catholic faith.

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She had a sharp intellect and was a dedicated public servant."A public memorial will be held for the former politician later this year.

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