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Joint funeral planned for Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher

Relatives of Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher are hoping to organise a joint memorial service for the Hollywood mother and daughter, who died within a day of each other over Christmas.

Singin' In the Rain star Reynolds, 84, died from a suspected stroke on Wednesday, a day after the death of her daughter Carrie, 60.

The Star Wars actress had first suffered a heart attack on a flight from London to Los Angeles on December 23.

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Joint funeral planned for Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher

Hollywood star Debbie Reynolds died within a day of her actress daughter Carrie Fisher. Credit: AP

Relatives of Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher are hoping to organise a joint memorial service for the Hollywood mother and daughter, who died within a day of each other over Christmas.

"It's what we want to do, but we're still working on the mechanics," Fisher's brother Todd told the New York Daily News. "We like the idea, if it's at all possible. I think it's appropriate."

He had earlier shared a drawing of his mother and sister, in which they are depicted embracing each other as their most famous movie characters.

The sketch, posted on Mr Fisher's Twitter account, shows Carrie dressed as Princess Leia from Star Wars and Reynolds in a raincoat as Kathy Selden from Singin' In The Rain.

Reynolds, 84, died from a suspected stroke on Wednesday, a day after the death of her daughter Carrie, 60, who had first suffered a heart attack on a flight from London to Los Angeles on December 23.

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