Thousands bid emotional farewell to Shane Warne at state memorial service

Australia gave their legend, Shane Warne, a state funeral earlier today, with 50000 people attending the ceremony at the MCG. Many celebrities who were close to Warne attended the funeral or sent video messages. Shane Warne's father, Keith Warne, also had a special message pm his son's life.

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Australian singer, Kylie Minogue in her video said, "That light will continue to burn forever. He had the star quality and charisma that the world got to know and love and that it was the same on the doorstep as it was on the cricket field."

Another good friend of Warne's, Ed Shereen also had a message for the late cricketer. He also played Warne's favourite song, Thinking Out Loud. Ed Sheeran said, "Shane was an incredible human to me and every single person that he came across. I've just got such wonderful stories of him.'

"People that he didn't even know have wonderful stories of him - he gave so much of his time and energy and love to. He was such a great bloke."

In his speech, Warne's father Keith was very emotional on the ground as he spoke about his son's life. He said that the day his son passed away was the darkest day for his family. He also mentioned that Warne lived a life that many would struggle to live in two lifetimes. "Shane was always about putting smiles on people's faces," he said.

As part of the ceremony, the Great Southern Stand was also named in Warne's honour. The stand will now be called Shane Warne stand. The 52-year-old died of a suspected heart attack on the Thai island of Koh Samui.