Jade Goody is remembered at her funeral

Thousands of mourners and well-wishers gathered Saturday at a church east of London for the funeral of controversial reality TV star Jade Goody.The 27-year-old lost a public battle with cervical cancer last month, prompting sympathy and headlines around the world. As Goody's white coffin was carried into the church at Buckhurst Hill, Essex, east of London, a gospel choir began singing "Amazing Grace." Pallbearers included her husband Jack Tweed, whom she married in February. Send your tributes to Jade Goody. Inside the church the congregation heard Tweed read a poem as well as watching a multimedia tribute to Goody's life.Jade was buried in her wedding dress and wearing her wedding ring in a funeral whose details - including the selection of music - were planned by her. Jade, who shot to fame as the unlikely foul-mouthed star in the British reality TV show Big Brother - and later its celebrity version - died of cervical cancer March 22 at the age of 27. Participants in the show lived in a Big Brother House and viewers voted to expel one every week, making the last remaining 'housemate' the winner.