Queen's funeral: Lancashire crowds gather in venues to mourn

Blackpool Tower, which has been lit red, white and blue since the Queen's death, went dark during Sunday's minute's silence

Hundreds of people have gathered in theatres, cinemas, pubs and other venues across Lancashire to watch the Queen's funeral and pay their respects.

Chorley Theatre, Lytham's Lowther Pavilion Theatre and Bacup Cinema were among those showing the service, which took place at Westminster Abbey.

Blackpool Illuminations will also not be lit later "as a mark of respect", tourism body VisitBlackpool said.

The resort's tower has been lit in red, white and blue since the Queen's death.

The lights on the tower were turned off during the national minute's silence on Sunday night.

William Fielding, who watched the service in Bacup, said he would look back on it "with sadness and also with joy"

Alan Boon, who organised the Bacup event, said it had been "so nice" to put on and many of those who attended had "gained something from it, not only on the big screen, but in the company of others".

Sue Spilsbury, who was at the screening, said it had been "really moving", adding: "This is amazing for me to share it and pay my respects [as] it is a thing you should share."

Deborah Roderick said she and her husband "wouldn't want to be anywhere else", while William Fielding said he and his friends would look back on the service "with sadness and also with joy".

Mrs Parekh, who watched the funeral with her family, said she had "lots of memories" of the Queen

Dozens of mourners went to Chorley Theatre to watch the service.

Ian Robinson, who runs the theatre, said it had been nice to "feel you are with people who feel the same way".

About 100 people also went to Lowther Pavilion after the theatre decided to screen the service so people could "come together".

A representative said the pavilion was "at the centre and the heart of the Lytham community and we wanted somewhere where people who were on their own could share the experience together".

Kailash Parekh, who met the Queen when she was appointed an MBE for services to community race relations, watched the funeral with her family at home in Preston.

She told BBC Radio Lancashire she had been "full of emotion" as "lots of memories" came flooding back.

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