Elle Edwards' heartbroken dad helped carry her coffin into the church as mourners lined the street outside.
Elle made her final journey to St Nicholas Church in Wallasey on Wednesday in a horse drawn carriage. The carriage arrived being pulled by two horses draped in pink and two draped in red, while flowers spelt out the words Elle May.
Dozens of people lined the street to pay their respects to Elle and her family, including those who lived nearby.
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White, red and pink roses covered the coffin which was carried into the church by Elle's dad Tim Edwards and family. In his homily, Reverend Jeff Staples said he had two "very important needs" to share - the need for peace and the need for hope.
The need for hope came from a conversation the vicar had with Elle's dad. Reverend Jeff said: "Tim mentioned in an interview how he and Elle used to find great joy walking in the Lakes, so I hope Tim doesn't mind me mentioning that when we met the other day here in St Nicholas, the two of us spoke about finding peace.
"Tim said that he found peace when walking up to the top of a high hill and stopping to gaze out. He experienced stillness and calm, I think that is how many people seek peace, isn't it? To get out of the local hub-bub of life and just be in a place of calmness, of stillness, to be in the moment."
Reverend Jeff continued: "Being at peace is important right now. It's always important, but it's particularly important right now. It's important because many of you, if not all, will be going through a whole range of emotions: sadness and grief, obviously, maybe anger, fear, anxiety, shock or bewilderment.
"I could go on but you know what I mean. We are emotionally in a kind of fuzz where nothing feels solid, nothing feels stable, we don't know whether to laugh or cry, to shout or be silent, so it's important that we find stillness, calm, peace."
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