Natasha Richardson Funeral

Funeral Services Held for Natasha Richardson

Family and friends of Natasha Richardson said their final farewells to the late actress Sunday afternoon during a small, private funeral held near h

er Millbrook home in upstate New York.

Approximately 40 people gathered for the services, including her husband, actor Liam Neeson; their two sons, Michael and Daniel; mother Vanessa Redgrave; sister Joely Richardson; and longtime friend and fellow actor Ralph Fiennes, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal.

Alan Rickman and Laura Linney, who costarred with Neeson in Love Actually, were also in attendance. Natasha Richardson died on Wednesday at the age of 45 from a head injury she suffered while skiing in Canada.

The funeral began after the family arrived in a police-escorted motorcade at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Lithgow, where Neeson and his sons are members. Wearing a dark suit and sunglasses, Liam helped carry his wife's casket into the tiny white church.

Natasha Richardson will be buried at nearby St. Peter's cemetery, where her maternal grandmother, Rachel Kempson, was laid to rest in 2003. Kempson passed away while visiting her granddaughter.

Natasha Richardson Laid to Rest

Loved ones of actress Natasha Richardson assembled for a private funeral service near her family estate in upstate New York.

Natasha Richardson's husband Liam Neeson was one of the pallbearers who carried his wife's casket into St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Millbrook, NY. Among the celebrities spotted in the crowd were Ralph Fiennes, Holly Hunter, Uma Thurman and Laura Linney.

A burial ceremony was then held under a tent constructed at the nearby St. Peter's Cemetery, where Natasha Richardson was laid to rest. Family members attending the service included her mother Vanessa Redgrave, sister Joely Richardson and two sons, Micheal and Daniel.

The services on Sunday brought to a close a tragic week in which the Tony Award-winning actress passed away at the age of 45 following a skiing accident in Canada on Monday.

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