Mourners pay tribute to Gibb

Barry Gibb, the last remaining member of the Bee Gees, has released a video eulogy for his brother Robin. The video, titled Bodding (Robin's childhood nickname), features clips from various stages of Robin's life set to the 1993 Bee Gees ballad Heart Like Mine.

62-year-old Robin died from kidney failure last month and has been buried today in his home town of Thane, in Oxfordshire.

Mourners wept as the coffin of Robin Gibb entered the church to the sound of the Bee Gees' hit How Deep Is Your Love. Close relatives, including Robin's widow, Dwina, and his mother followed behind. One woman was so overcome with grief she had to be physically supported as she walked to her seat.

Gibb's elderly mother Barbara left the church just before her last remaining son Barry gave a moving eulogy paying tribute to his dead brothers. Barry said:

The last remaining member of the Bee Gees trio, Barry Gibb, paid an emotional tribute to his brother Robin's "magnificent mind and beautiful heart" at his funeral today.

Barry Gibb's voice broke as he told the congregation at St Mary's Church in Thame, Oxfordshire:

"Life is too short. In Robin's case, absolutely too short.[...] We should have had 20, 30 years of his magnificent mind and his beautiful heart."

Referring to his other brother Maurice Gibb he added:

"They were both beautiful. And now they are together. They're actually together."

Robins Gibb's coffin was carried through the Thame in Oxfordshire in a glass-sided carriage pulled by four black horses. Heading up the procession following his coffin were his two Irish wolf hounds, Ollie and Missy.

His wife was comforted by his remaining brother Barry as they walked behind the coffin towards the church, with his two sons RJ and Spencer following closely behind.

The funeral procession of Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb has made its way through the streets of his home town in Oxfordshire.

The horse drawn carriage displaying his coffin was followed by his two Irish Wolfhounds, Ollie and Missy, and a Scottish Piper led the walking mourners.

The carriage that will carry transport Robin Gibb's coffin around his home town of Thame has arrived at his home. Crowds outside await the start of the funeral procession.

How Deep Is Your Love will be played as the coffin enters the church.

In October 2011, ITV News Correspondent Nina Nannar got the opportunity to interview Robin Gibb when he was being treated for cancer.

You can also read Nina's tribute to the singer here.

Robin Gibb had a hugely successful chart career starting in the early 1960s with his twin Maurice - who died in 2003 - and elder brother Barry with tracks such as Massachusetts and I've Gotta Get A Message To You.

But it was their 1970s rebirth during the disco boom which many will remember him for, turning out hits such as Stayin' Alive and Night Fever.

Robin Gibb's music will form an important part of his funeral service.

His son RJ has already said that the Bee Gees' hit I Started A Joke will be played at the church.

The track Don't Cry Alone - one of Gibb's final compositions from his Titanic Requiem, which was premiered only weeks before his death - will also be played.

The song features the opening lines: "If your heart is breaking, I'm yours whatever, I will not forsake you ever, don't cry alone."