The funeral of much-loved TV
presenter Fabrizo Frizzi took place at the Chiesa degli Artisti
in Rome's Piazza del Popolo on Wednesday.
Thousands of people crowded the square and gave his coffin a
long and loud round of applause as it went into the church.
Among the mourners were fellow presenter Carlo Conti, who
said "he was a brother to me, I can't say anything else", and
Tuscan actor-director Leonardo Pieraccioni who said "let's keep
him in our hearts".
Entertainer Simona Ventura said "he was an exceptional
colleague, of great humanity".
Frizzi, who had been ill for some time but had returned to
work for RAI State broadcaster's prime-time quiz show L'Eredità,
died of a brain haemorrhage at 60 early on Monday morning.
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