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Alex Pope
BBC Local Live
Everyone inside and outside the church has been asked to bow their heads for prayers.
They are being led by Rev John Boyers, the former chaplain at Watford FC, and Clive Ross, the current Watford FC chaplain.
Mr Ross said Taylor had a "passion for life" and thanked God for his "long career in football" and for being an "inspirational manager".
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We're currently on air broadcasting live from the funeral service of Graham Taylor in Watford.
Alex Pope
BBC Local Live
Rev John Samways said Graham Taylor was a "devoted" family man and recounted that at the age of 13 Graham met Rita (below), his wife, while he was playing Lord Grizzle in school play Tom Thumb the Great.
Rev Samways said she was the make-up artist, and Graham turned to his friend and said "I'm gonna marry that girl".
Six years later, when he was still a teenager, he did just that and asked Rita's father for her hand in marriage.
They remained married until his death on 12 January.
Image source, Reuters
Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live
The Rev John Samways, a family friend and Watford supporter of 64 years, has addressed the congregation.
He said Graham Taylor was "a man, a friend who was utterly faithful and utterly kind" and that whenever you met him you met the same man, because he "never changed his values".
Rev Samways read out an email he had been sent from a fan, who said they remembered at the age of 10 how Taylor had openly criticised fans for not being loud enough, then at the next game walked out on the pitch ahead of everyone else and held a placard above his head, which said "I'm sorry".
He said the move was "met with a standing ovation". It was a "lesson for me in life", the emailer said.
Back page of the Order of Service
Rev Samways went on to say Taylor lived with "humour and humility", and "passion and purpose".
"He was open and honest with everyone, and most importantly he was open and honest with himself," he said.
"He was consistently kind, consistently faithful and consistently bad at DIY."
Football
The funeral of Graham Taylor is taking place this lunchtime.
Watch the clip to see how BBC Midlands Today are reporting on the funeral. During his career, Taylor managed England, Watford, Aston Villa, Wolves and Lincoln.
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Douglas Marshall
BBC Journalist
It's raining here in Watford, but the crowds are quiet outside as they raptly listen to Graham Taylor's life being played out at his funeral service.
Douglas Marshall
BBC Journalist
Members of the public are joining in the singing of hymns outside Graham Taylor's funeral.
There are hundreds of people lining the streets.
Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live
John Motson read out a tribute from former Watford chairman Sir Elton John, who described Graham Taylor as being "like a brother" and a man he "befriended and loved from the moment I first met him".
Image source, PASir Elton said as chairman and manager they were an "unlikely twosome" from the outside, but were very similar - "fiercely ambitious", "passionate", "committed" to the football club and an "unstoppable force of nature".
"As chairman and manager we were Batman and Robin," he said.
Sir Elton said he floundered when Taylor went to Aston Villa as "he'd done the work of a thousand men at Watford", but their friendship was "cast in stone".
"He was a legend in this community, in football and in life," he said.
John Motson added words of his own at the end and got a cheer from the crowd outside after mentioning Watford's win at Arsenal last night.
Alex Pope
BBC Local Live
It's now the turn of Graham Taylor's grandchildren to pay their respects.
Rhianna described her grandfather as being "quite a wind-up" and they were "always happy, smiling and that we can keep with us forever".
Elsie said "thank you for the giggles", while Jake said he was a "major influence in all of our lives, and you will never know how much we will miss you".
Image source, SBNAAs the funeral service continues, this was the scene earlier as Graham Taylor's hearse passed his beloved Vicarage Road before heading to St Mary's Church in Watford.
Image source, South Beds News Agency
Image source, South Beds News AgencyKaty Lewis
BBC Local Live
Graham Taylor's daughter Joanne spoke next and revealed the "outpouring of tributes from people from all walks of life" after his death were "not only richly deserved but truly humbling and comforting for us as a family".
She said for him it was "family first, except on match days", but "for us it was dad first, Graham Taylor second".
She then brought laughs from the guests as she recounted how she once gave away one of his best coats to a charity shop.
Crowds outside St Mary's Church are listening quietly to Graham Taylor's service.
His coffin was brought in by six pallbearers, with flowers reflecting the colours of Watford Football Club.
Image source, Reuters
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Image source, PAKaty Lewis
BBC Local Live
At the start of the service, Rev Tony Rindl has welcomed mourners to St Mary's and said how good it was to see a church full of Graham Taylor's friends, family and former colleagues.
He said it was fitting that the service was in Watford, a town "so grateful for all he achieved".
He also thanked God for all Graham gave us and how our "lives are richer for having known him".
Rev Rindl also recognised the "profound sense of loss" and hoped everyone would "find comfort in the words of the service".
The congregation then stood to sing Lead Us Heavenly Father Lead Us - a hymn sung at Graham's wedding to wife, Rita.
Image source, PADouglas Marshall
BBC Journalist
Hundreds of people are watching the service live from big screens set up in Watford town centre.
Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live
Graham Taylor's funeral service is under way at St Mary's Church in Watford.
There are 400 mourners inside.
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Taylor's coffin was carried into the church to Elgar's Nimrod from Enigma Variations, and guests will be welcomed by the Rev Tony Rindl.
During the service tributes will come from Graham's daughter Joanne and grandchildren Rhianna, Elsie and Jake, while a tribute from Sir Elton John will be read by BBC commentator John Motson.
The main address will be from the Rev John Samways - a Watford supporter of 64 years and friend of the Taylor family.
Hymns will include Lead Us Heavenly Father Lead Us, Abide With Me and Guide Me O Thou Great Redeemer, while readings will include Ecclesiastes 3:1-13 read by John Ward.
Prayers will be led by Rev John Boyers and Clive Ross, the current chaplain of Watford FC.
It may seem like a cliché, but after a morning of rain in Watford, the sun has come out as Graham Taylor's coffin arrives at St Mary's Church.
Katy Lewis
BBC Local Live
Former Watford striker Tommy Mooney, Chris Kamara and Tony Coton have arrived at St Mary's Church for Graham Taylor's funeral, along with former Watford player and manager Sean Dyche and current Hornets coach Walter Mazzarri.
Image source, PA
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Image source, PADouglas Marshall
BBC Journalist
Crowds in the centre of Watford fell silent as the hearse arrived at St Mary's Church.
Hundreds are here and just as it pulled up, people spontaneously applauded the cortège.
Graham Taylor's coffin is draped with the union jack.
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