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05
Jul 2023
White horses to carry Harrogate's Sophie Lambert on her final journey
White horses decorated with purple will carry Harrogate's Sophie Lambert on her final journey this week.
Sophie, 22, was found dead last month after a five-day missing person search that touched the lives of thousands of people in Harrogate and beyond.
Animal lover Sophie was particularly fond of horses and her big brother Craig Robinson has chosen two to pull a carriage carrying her body to Harrogate's Stonefall Crematorium on Friday.
Her pet chihuahuas Boston and Bentley will wear jumpers saying 'my mummy is in heaven'.
Sophie loved animals and had two dogs.
A crowdfunding appeal set up by Craig to give Sophie "the best send-off ever" has raised more than £3,700 — well above the £3,000 target.
He wrote on social media:
The 40-minute service at 11am, which will be live-streamed, will be followed by drinks celebrating Sophie's life at the Malt Shovel in Brearton.
The purple and white horses will match Sophie's favourite colours.
There is no dress code but Craig has requested everyone wears odd socks because, as Craig puts it, "Sophie never did believe in wearing the same coloured socks as she said life was to short to match them".
He has been setting of bio-degradeable lanterns this week in memory of Sophie, and said:
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