Olivia Newton-John Will Get A State Funeral in Australia
11.08.2022 - 03:03
/ justjared.com
Olivia Newton-John will be honored with a state funeral in Australia, according to reports.
Tottie Goldsmith, the Xanadu actress’s niece, revealed in an interview that Australia has extended the offer to the family, which they are planning on accepting.
Olivia passed away at the age of 73 earlier this week.
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Tottie says that they “will, on behalf of not just our family, but I think Australia needs it. She was so loved.”
“I think our country needs it so we’re going to accept it,” she adds.
Daniel Andrews, the premier of the Australian state of Victoria, confirmed the reports to News.com.au.
The state funeral would celebrate Olivia‘s “music and film and all the other amazing contributions that she made” to the world.”
“She took her cancer journey and used that to save lives and change lives, and that’s just a deeply impressive thing,” he added. “The research that’s done there [at the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness & Research Centre], the treatment, the care, the love and support that is central to that place is a lasting legacy to the person that she was.”
See all the tributes to Olivia following the news of her death.