A Public Memorial Was Held For Carrie Fisher And Debbie Reynolds

On Saturday, a public ceremony was held at Hollywood’s Forest Lawn Ceremony to commemorate Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher. Family, friends and fans gathered to say the last goodbye.

Todd Fisher, son and brother of the actresses, and his wife planned the memorial to celebrate their life. There were tears of course but also laughs as people remembered this amazing duo.

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Paying tribute to Reynolds and Fisher.

Three months after Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds’ private funeral was held in January, the family prepared a public service for fans and friends to pay tribute to the beloved actresses.

The emotional event was held at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park at 1 p.m. and was live streamed via Fisher’s official website. Mother and daughter were laid to rest side by side, Fisher’s ashes were placed in a giant Prozac pill-shaped urn.

Celebrating their lives

The memorial included kind words, tears, laughs, dances, and singing. It featured Star Wars composer John Williams’ music.Hundreds of fans lined to pay tribute to the actresses. There were also screens to project the ceremony to those who couldn’t get inside the reception.

The memorial included a photo montage of their lives and careers. Carrie’s video featured James Blunt’s You’re Beautiful, Carrie was James close friend. Blunt also debut a tribute song for Carrie even when he was not present.

Dancing and singing

The Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles and dancers from the Debbie Reynolds Studio performed True Colors to honor the icons. Teens recreated the iconic Singing in the Rain dance scene.

Debbie Reynolds charitable work was also highlighted during the ceremony with footage of her work with servicemen and women from the Korean War till Iraq war.

At some point at the ceremony, R2D2 took the stage to bow one last time at Princess Leia.

#r2, ever the loyal soldier #CarrieFisher pic.twitter.com/IWqgGc5JNJ

— Bryan Alexander (@BryAlexand) March 25, 2017

Emotional words.

Todd Fisher organized the event and when asked about it during a Variety interview he said, “The public is invited because that’s how my mother would want it, she was very connected to her fans and felt they were a part of her, so we’re opening it up to the public.”

The son and brother revealed heartbreaking and touching words with the audience, “When Carrie died, my mother decided to change her plans a bit. My mother always said to me, ‘I never want to go to my daughter’s funeral service. I would like to be buried with Carrie.’ I didn’t know she was going to leave us that very next day and when she looked at me to ask permission to leave, she said she wanted to be with Carrie, and she closed her eyes and went to sleep. It was a beautiful exit.”

One of the greatest Hollywood’s duos.

Last December we learned the sad news of Carrie Fisher, our beloved Princess Leia, suffering a cardiac arrest during a flight from London to LA on December 23. The actress died four days later, at the age of 60. Then on December 28, Debbie Reynolds died at the age of 84 from a stroke.

Mother and daughter are remembered for her incredible roles and their beautiful personalities.