Celine Dion bids farewell to René Angélil after 22-year-marriage in touching public funeral.

Grief-stricken: Older son René Charles, 14, escorted his elderly grandmother, Therese, into the service while Celine walked in gripping the hands of her twin five-year-old sons Nelson and Eddy 

The eldest son René Charles, 14, escorted his elderly grandmother, Therese, into the service while Celine walked in gripping the hands of her twin five-year-old sons Nelson and Eddy


Celine Dion led hundreds of mourners in an emotional final farewell to her late husband René Angélil on Friday. 
She was joined by her three children. Older son René Charles, 14, escorted his elderly grandmother Thérèse, 88, into the service, while Celine walked in gripping the hands of her twin five-year-old sons Nelson and Eddy.

 Composed: Celine Dion kept remarkable composure while arriving to the funeral holding the hands of her youngest sons 
Somber day: Celine Dion stands over the coffin of her husband with their twins Nelson and Eddy and son René Charles 
Celine Dion stands over the coffin of her husband with their twins Nelson and Eddy and son René Charles
Heartbroken: Celine has a silent moment with the man she spent almost her entire life with both professionally and personally  
Celine has a silent moment with the man she spent almost her entire life with both professionally and personally 
Overcome: Celine sets her head down on her husband's coffin in a silent moment during the service 
Celine sets her head down on her husband's coffin in a silent moment during the service
A national funeral is the closest a notable can get to a state funeral in Canada and is in part paid for by the government. The couple are so popular in the province and the country that Angelil was offered the highest honor.
Final farewell: Celine Dion lovingly placed a rose on the casket of her late husband René Angélil 
No words: Celine lays her head on the coffin during the ceremony standing alone with her husband for the final time
Gathered: Celine and her three sons are joined by her and Rene's extended family as they gather in front of his coffin 
Celine and her three sons are joined by her and Rene's extended family as they gather in front of his coffin
Day of mourning: The service was broadcast on giant screens outside the Basilica - the church where the couple was married in December 1994 - and flags across Quebec will remain at half-mast throughout the day 
A huge number of well-wishers also gathered for the 'national funeral' service - filling the aisles of the church and the area outside.
Farewell: Celine waves to the fans that turned out to show support for the singer in her time of grief as she departs the funeral 
Angélil died of throat cancer at the age of 73 on January 14.
The service was broadcast on giant screens outside the Basilica - the church where the couple was married in December 1994 - and flags across Quebec will remain at half-mast throughout the day.  
 

 
 

Celine Dion bids farewell to René Angélil after 22-year-marriage in touching public funeral.