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The Star, Sheffield
  • 15/08/2020
Smoke bombs, quad bikes, and a 22-carat gold casket meant this was never going to be a normal funeral.

Watch the funeral procession and see the final resting place of 'The King of Sheffield,' Willy Collins, which took place today in Sheffield.

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