Shane Warne’s family and friends have laid the Australian cricketing legend to rest in an emotionally-charged private funeral.
The 52-year-old’s children Jackson, Summer and Brooke were front and centre alongside Shane’s parents Brigette and Keith.
A slew of Shane’s cricketing peers were in attendance, including retired England skipper Michael Vaughan, former Australian Test captains Mark Taylor, Allan Border, and Michael Clarke, and former teammates Mark Waugh and Ian Healy.
The procession was held at Moorabbin in honour of Shane’s long love for the St Kilda Football Club, and guests wore the club’s scarves in his honour.
Shane’s brother Jason, his dad Keith, and son Jackson carrying his coffin.
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Shane’s coffin was driven around the oval to Bill Medley and Jennifer Warne’s song The Time of My Life which was followed by a eulogy from the funeral’s host Eddie McGuire.
At one point, Eddie encouraged mourners to raise their glasses and cheer for Shane and said, “To Warnie… he was simply the best.”
“The reason why he was so loved is because he was fallible, he was Superman. You threw the ball to Warne, you sat in that Southern Stand and he did the things you dreamt of doing as a kid,” Eddie told The Herald Sun outside of the service.
The attendees raised a glass for the cricket legend.
(Image: Gettys)“He had the hat trick, took 700 wickets, the Gatting ball, he did everything.
“He did the things like wow, I wonder what it would be like to be a playboy in London society,” he continued.
“The magic part about Shane Warne was that he sprinkled his gold dust everywhere he went.
Shane with his three children and his ex-partner Liz Hurley.
(Image: Getty)“He didn’t become a hermit, he brought his friends into everything in life.”
Shane’s brother Jason, his dad Keith, and his son Jackson carried his coffin.
Later in the day, Jackson held a golf club – which was a sport Shane shared a passion for – and a white cricket ball.
“He didn’t become a hermit, he brought his friends into everything in life.”
(Image: Getty)Shane’s former love Elizabeth Hurley announced before the private funeral that she sadly couldn’t attend.
She shared the news on Instagram: “My heart aches that I can’t be in Australia tomorrow for Shane’s funeral,” she wrote.
“I was filming last night and, with the time jump, physically can’t get there. These pictures were taken in Sri Lanka to celebrate our engagement – we had all our children with us, and it was the happiest time,” she wrote.
“It still hasn’t really sunk in that he’s gone. It seems too cruel that all the people who loved him will never have another Lion hug, but our memories will live forever. RIP Lionheart, with love, your Luna.”
Shane’s state funeral will be held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on the evening of March 30.
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