Dame Barbara Windsor laid to rest with flowers spelling out ‘Babs’ and ‘Saucy’

Ross Kemp, David Walliams and Christopher Biggins were among the mourners.

Dame Barbara Windsor’s has been laid to rest with flowers spelling out Babs, The Dame and Saucy adorning her coffin and a topless photo from her Carry On days included in the order of service.

Her husband Scott Mitchell, who was married to Dame Barbara for 20 years, was joined by famous friends including Ross Kemp, Christopher Biggins, David Walliams and Matt Lucas at a private funeral at Golders Green Crematorium in London.

She had suffered from dementia.

Barbara Windsor funeral — Floral tributes outside Golders Green Crematorium (PA)

Mr Mitchell has shared the order of service for her funeral because Covid restrictions have limited the number of mourners who can attend.

He told the PA news agency: “As Covid has denied so many of Barbara’s family, friends and fans a chance to say farewell properly, I wanted to share the order of service to let people be a small part of it.

Dame Barbara Windsor’s husband, Scott Mitchell (centre), leaves Golders Green Crematorium (Ian West/PA)

He added: “I would again like to thank my family, friends, the media and the public for their incredible support and well wishes since Barbara’s passing.

Barbara Windsor death — Scott Mitchell and Dame Barbara Windsor have both been praised for their work raising awareness of dementia (PA)

The service, which was also attended by Loose Women’s Jane Moore and EastEnders actor Jamie Borthwick, featured tributes from Kemp, Biggins and Dame Barbara’s former co-star Anna Karen.

The order of service featured a collection of photos of Dame Barbara throughout her career and personal life, including on the set of EastEnders, with the Queen and on her Carry On films, as well as with her husband.

The order of service finished with the famous topless photo of Dame Barbara from the film Carry On Camping, accompanied by her quote: “That picture will follow me to the end.”

Mitchell wrote below it: “Yep!!! Rest in peace my darling Bar, my love forever Scott xx.”

Mr Mitchell arrived at the crematorium in the first funeral car, ahead of a car containing his mother Rita Mitchell, who introduced the couple, and his sister Marsha and brother-in-law Laurence, who make up his Covid bubble.

Donations can be made at www.justgiving.com/DameBarbara.