Amy Winehouse's funeral service was held today

Amy Winehouse

This afternoon, in a private service, around 200 family members and friends of Amy Winehouse paid their respects to the singer, who died unexpectedly last Saturday. The short time between her death and funeral is explained by Jewish law, that says that a funeral needs to take place as soon as possible after death.

Amy's father, Mitch Winehouse, spoke at her funeral. According to The Sun a spokesperson of the family said, "Mitch was funny, he told some great stories from her childhood about how head-strong she was, and clearly the family and friends recognised the stories and laughed along. He stressed so many times she was happier now than she had ever been and he spoke about her boyfriend and paid tribute to a lot of people in her life." Mitch reportedly ended his eulogy with the words, "Goodnight, my angel, sleep tight. Mummy and daddy love you ever so much." After his eulogy Mitch and Amy's mother Janis sang Carole King's 1971 song So Far Away.

Family friend Alfie Ezekiel is quoted by The Sun as saying, "Mitch gave a very good eulogy and he managed to get through it very well, considering. It was very moving." According to Alfie the funeral was "joyful" and a celebration of Amy's life.

Mitch, Janis and brother Alex Winehouse were joined by guests such as Regg Travis - Amy's boyfriend -, Dionne Bromfield - Amy's goddaughter -,Kelly Osbourne, DJ Mark Ronson, singer Bryan Adams, Amy's bandmates Zalon and Heshima Thompson, and singer Remi Nicole. Kelly, 26, wore her hair in a beehive, a nod to Amy's most famous hairdo. Who didn't attend? Ex-husband Blake Fielder-Civil wasn't granted compassionate leave from prison. He is currently serving a 32-month sentence for burglary and a firearm offence.

After the service fans lined the roads outside the cemetery, as Amy's body was transported to a crematorium. The Sun reports that Amy's ashes will be mixed with those of her grandmother Cynthia, who passed away in 2006, after battling lung cancer.