Hollywood legends Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds will be laid to rest after a memorial service in LA this week.
Star Wars icon Carrie, 60, died last week following a cardiac arrest during an 11-hour flight from London to Los Angeles on December 23. Less than a day after she died, her mother, 84-year-old Debbie Reynolds passed away after reportedly suffering a stroke.
According to People, an “ultra-private service” will be held Carrie and Debbie on Thursday at their home where the duo had been next-door neighbours.
The following day will see the acclaimed actresses taken to the Forest Hill Memorial Park in Los Angeles for their burial ceremonies.
Family spokesperson, Todd Fisher, Debbie’s son and Carrie’s younger brother told ABC’s 20/20 he was planning a joint service with Billie Lourd, his niece and Carrie’s daughter.
The planned burial site for the pair is the final resting place for some of Hollywood’s most famous, and according to Todd, his mother and sister will be “among friends” at the Los Angeles cemetery.
A public memorial service will be held at a later date. Sources say Meryl Streep and Fisher’s Star Wars co-star, Mark Hamill will be among those invited to speak about the pair.
Billie Lourd (24) with her “Abadaba” Debbie Reynolds and “Momby” Carrie Fisher.
While the world is still coming to terms with the shocking news, HBO has announced they will push forward the release date of the documentary Bright Lights.
The documentary, which was shot in 2014 and 2015, is an intensely personal portrait of Carrie and Debbie’s close mother-daughter relationship.
The trailer above shows the Star Wars actress talk about upcoming preparation for work on her new film which she jokingly refers to as “Star Wars Seven…ty Two”.
Other candid moments include Carrie and Debbie joking about Debbie’s ancient cell phone, Carrie’s concern for her aging mother’s health, and Debbie reflecting on her daughter’s struggle with manic depression.
Watch the trailer above.
