Funeral held for make-up artist

Mrs Chenery-Wickens' husband has been charged with her murder

A funeral for TV make-up artist Diane Chenery-Wickens, whose body was found near a lane in Sussex, has taken place at a church near her home.

Family and friends of Mrs Chenery-Wickens, 48, attended a service at a church in Fairwarp, near Duddleswell, on Wednesday morning.

Her body was found in Little Horsted in May, about four months after she was reported missing.

Her husband, David, 51, has appeared in court charged with her murder.

A woman dog walker found Mrs Chenery-Wickens' body about eight miles from her home in Duddleswell on 15 May.

Bafta nomination

She was identified by dental records in post-mortem tests.

Following the discovery Russell Wickens described his sister as a "loving, thoughtful and deeply caring" person, and said it was a "deeply distressing" time for the family.

Mrs Chenery-Wickens had worked for more than 20 years on BBC shows including Casualty and the League of Gentlemen.

She was also a make-up artist on Pride and Prejudice and won an Emmy Award in 2000 for her work on Arabian Nights.

In 2003 she was nominated for a Bafta in the make-up and hair design category for her work on Dead Ringers, missing out to an artist from Little Britain.