Picture gallery: Cardinal Hume's farewell

Mourners at Westminster Cathedral have paid their last respects to Cardinal Basil Hume, the leader of the Catholic Church in England and Wales.

The central London cathedral was packed with 2,000 people for a funeral Mass on Friday.

The occasion was one of high ceremony

2,000 people crowded into Westminster Cathedral

Cardinal Hume's coffin is placed in the cathedral

Right Rev John Crowley delivered the homily

The Mass lasted for two-and-a-half hours

Many senior churchmen took part in the service

The Duchess of Kent represented the Royal Family

The Pope's representative, Cardinal Edward Cassidy led the Mass