Overview
- Her family confirmed on 9 July that Bonnie Tyler had died overnight in a hospital in Faro, Portugal, after a period of serious illness.
- Tyler underwent emergency surgery for a bowel perforation in early May and was placed in a medically induced coma as doctors treated complications before her later decline.
- William Pressdee Funeralcare, acting for the family, said her body will return home on 15 August for a public viewing at Fernhill in Mumbles and a 'Celebration of Life' service will be held at Swansea Minster on 17 August with a procession through Skewen.
- The family asked mourners to give donations to Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital for Wales and Cerebral Palsy Cymru in lieu of flowers, reflecting charities Tyler long supported.
- Fans, fellow artists and public figures including the Prince and Princess of Wales have paid tribute to Tyler’s career and iconic songs, and she made her last public appearance in March at London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire.