Private funeral held for Fawcett

Actor Ryan O'Neal (right) helped carry Fawcett's coffin into the church

A private funeral has been held for US actress Farrah Fawcett, who died last week of cancer.

Her partner, actor Ryan O'Neal, was a pallbearer. Their son Redmond, who was recently jailed on drug charges, was granted leave to attend.

Kate Jackson, one of Fawcett's co-stars on the 1970s TV show Charlie's Angels, was among the congregation.

Other attendees included Ghostbusters actor Ernie Hudson, songwriter Carol Bayer Sager and ex-model Cheryl Tiegs.

Redmond O'Neal gave the service's first reading, while his father read the 23rd Psalm.

A lone bagpiper headed the procession out of the church as Fawcett's coffin was taken away to its final resting place.

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The Charlie's Angels star had battled cancer since 2006

After the ceremony, Ryan O'Neal was seen tapping on the back door of the hearse and saying "So long, babe."

The actor waved to reporters and fans as he left the service, held at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles.

Fawcett died last Thursday at the age of 62 after losing a three-year battle with anal cancer.

Her illness was chronicled in a US TV documentary, Farrah's Story, which was broadcast earlier this year.

The star declared herself cancer-free four months after originally being diagnosed in September 2006, only to have the disease return in May 2007.

According to O'Neal, Fawcett had accepted his proposal of marriage shortly before her death.