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Derby fire children's funeral

The funerals of six children who died following a house fire in Derby have taken place in the city. The children's parents are charged with their murder.

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Horse-drawn carriages carry children's coffins

The hearse carrying the body of Jade Philpott led the cortege. Credit: PA Wire

The children's coffins are carried to the funeral service on six horse-drawn carriages.

The hearse carrying the body of Jade Philpott, 10, led the cortege with two horses wearing pink feathers.

Five more hearses, with the horses wearing blue feathers, followed, carrying the bodies of her brothers John, nine, Jack, eight, Jessie, six, Jayden, five, and Duwayne, 13, to St Mary's Catholic Church in Derby town centre.

The hearses carrying the bodies of the five boys killed in the Derby house fire. Credit: PA Wire

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