Family ask for bright colours ‘extraordinary’ girl’s funeral

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Family ask for bright colours ‘extraordinary’ girl’s ********

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Elsie Dot Stancombe’s family will walk alongside her ******** cortege on what they have called her “special day”

The family of an “extraordinary” seven-year-old girl who was ******* in the Southport stabbing attacks have urged mourners at her ******** later to wear bright colours.

Elsie Dot Stancombe ***** alongside Bebe King, six, and Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, after an attacker walked into a Taylor Swift-themed holiday club on 29 July.

Elsie’s family encouraged the local community to give her “the best possible celebration” on her “special day”.

F.J Gibb ******** Directors said the service would take place at St John’s *******, Birkdale, from 10:00 BST.

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Elsie Dot Stancombe ***** alongside Alice da Silva Aguiar, nine, and six-year-old Bebe King

Reverend Jennie Hardy, who will preside over the ******* service, told

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that Elsie’s parents described her as an “extraordinary little girl”.

Ms Hardy said they had told her she was “very kind-natured” and “would look after other people”.

She added: “She loved chatting, she loved having fun. She loved a party and a celebration.

“She was unusual in some ways that she could really connect and converse with adults along with children.

“She was wise beyond her years; emotionally intelligent and just an absolute joy to be around.”

‘Joy amid sadness’

Ms Hardy said Elsie’s love of celebrations would be reflected in the service, when the ******** cortege will be greeted with a “pink carpet”.

She said: “We are hoping there can be some joy amid the sadness.”

Lighthouse Choir from Liverpool will perform throughout, while a singer and pianist will perform some of Elsie’s favourite songs -including by Taylor Swift.

Elsie’s family will walk behind the cortege from her home to the *******, along Dunbar Road, Sandon Road, Cardigan Road and St John’s Road.

Members of the public who want to pay their respects are asked to gather from Dunbar Road or near the *******.

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From left: Elsie Dot Stancombe; Alice da Silva Aguiar and Bebe King

The service will be live-screened at St John’s ******* Hall and Liverpool Road Methodist ******* in Birkdale.

The family will go on to a private service in Burscough.

A vigil is planned at The Atkinson arts centre in Lord Street in Southport later.

Royal Mail staff will pay tribute when the cortege passes as Elsie’s father, David Stancombe, is a postal worker.

Eight other children and two adults were seriously injured during the ****** *******.

On Wednesday, King Charles held a private meeting with the families of Elsie, Alice and Bebe in London, after having

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He met survivors and emergency service workers in the town and also signed a book of condolence.

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