All details are kept in strict confidence. The ceremony will be attended only by the siblings' relatives and close friends. According to The Sun, most guests will learn the details of the funeral a few hours before the start. Fragments from the Bible will be read by former member of the group Spice Girls Jerry Halliwell, who for a long time was friends with the singer.

George Michael died on December 25, 2016 at his country house in Oxfordshire. He was 53 years old. The singer died in a dream. The body was discovered by Michael Josh Fawaz's lover.

There were suggestions that the actor could die from an overdose of heroin, and also that he committed suicide. However, the examination found that George Michael died as a result of natural causes. According to the pathologist, the artist had serious problems with the heart and liver.