Robin Windsor: Strictly star set to have personal funeral in Ipswich (Karwai Tang/WireImage through Getty Photos)
Strictly Come Dancing skilled Robin Windsor has been buried at a non-public funeral in his dwelling city of Ipswich.
A funeral was held for the Latin and ballroom dancer within the Suffolk city earlier immediately (26 March).
Windsor’s physique was present in a London resort room final month. He was 44.
In an earlier assertion, his household mentioned: “The funeral might be a non-public service for invited household, associates and colleagues who had been essential to Robin in each his private life {and professional} profession. We as soon as once more thank everybody for the love and the reminiscences shared of Robin.”
The household additionally requested followers to “respect our continued privateness at this tough time”, and referred to as for an finish to “upsetting hypothesis”.
Windsor was greatest identified for his time as an expert dancer on BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing between 2010 and 2013.
Throughout his time on the present, he was partnered with the likes of Deborah Meaden from Dragons’ Den and Emmerdale‘s Lisa Riley, who had been each on the funeral, and EastEnders legend Anita Dobson. Different mourners included TV presenter Susanna Reid and Strictly choose Anton du Beke.
Mourners had been seen holding rainbow-coloured umbrellas because the coffin arrived.
Windsor was compelled to step again from the present in 2014 after being paralysed for a number of days following a again harm, however returned later that 12 months to carry out as a part of the present’s first same-sex dance with fellow dancer Aljaž Škorjanec.
The dancer additionally appeared in stage reveals comparable to Moulin Rouge tribute Come What Could, and Burn the Ground.
“I’ve simply heard the tragic information my pricey buddy ‘Bobby’ Robin Windsor has handed,” Strictly Come Dancing choose Craig Revel Horwood mentioned in February. “He was one of many kindest, light, trustworthy, humorous and caring individuals I’ve had the pleasure of understanding and dealing with… RIP darling man, you had been actually cherished.”