Bonnie Tyler’s funeral procession as fans in Swansea and her home village say their final goodbye

Roger Bell, the talent scout who discovered the performer when she performed in a club in Swansea, shared his tribute: “Gaynor said she was lucky I walked onto the wrong floor when she was singing but I was the lucky one because I had 52 years of special love and friendship with her that I will always treasure.

“Gaynor was one of a kind, you always knew where you stood with her, she said it as it was,” he says.

He said she had a “unique, incredible voice”.

“She was loved by millions worldwide,” he said. “She was down to earth and everyone loved her for it,” he told Swansea Minister.

Cards of condolence have come from around the world, from the House of Commons, the Prince and Princess of Wales, Rod Stewart, Suzie Quattro

“Here in Swansea she was loved by Robert and the family as Auntie Gaynor,” he says. “There was a warmth and sincerity about her that shone through, and she never said no to having a photo taken or giving an autograph to anyone who asked.

“I think everyone here today has a story about meeting Gaynor, or Bonnie Tyler, and will treasure it.”

He says their Christmas Day parties were a thing of legend, with plenty of singing and Champagne being poured.

“She was a beautiful person inside and out. Gaynor was proud to be Welsh, and was a proud ambassador for Swansea and Wales,” he says.

He referenced the huge crowds for her journey home last weekend and how Total Eclipse of the Heart was played repeatedly last week for the partial eclipse.

Raising laughs, he says he was trusted by her implicitly, but she never let him see her without her false eyelashes. “What I will miss most of all is having here with us,” he says.