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Following his death, Thomas ' body was brought back to Wales for burial in the village churchyard at Laugharne.

Thomas ' funeral, which Brinnin did not attend, took place at St Martin's Church in Laugharne on 24 November.

Thomas ' coffin was carried by six friends from the village.

Caitlin, without her customary hat, walked behind the coffin, with his childhood friend Daniel Jones at her arm and her mother by her side.

The procession to the church was filmed and the wake took place at Brown's Hotel.

Thomas ' obituary in the Times was written by fellow poet and long-time friend, Vernon Watkins.