Take That bowed out with a cover of How Deep Is Your Love, Boyzone covered Words, Steps redid Tragedy for the under-10s and recent PopStars - The Rivals boy group One True Voice covered Sacred Trust.

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"All of us have understood that it is precisely the deep love that your holiness has for God and the church which pushed you to this act, " he said.

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You taught us about sacrifice -- a love of country so deep, so profound, you were willing to give your lives for it.

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