Michaela and John McAreavey pictured on their honeymoon in Mauritius Hundreds of mourners are expected later at the funeral of Michaela McAreavey, who was murdered on her honeymoon.
Mrs McAreavey, 27, daughter of Tyrone Gaelic football boss Mickey Harte, was found strangled in her hotel room in Mauritius a week ago.
The funeral will be held at St Malachy’s in Ballymacilroy, County Tyrone, the church in which she married John McAreavey on 30 December.
Irish president Mary McAleese and other dignitaries are to attend.
A marquee for 300 people has been erected in the church grounds to cope with some of the overspill from the 400-capacity chapel. Many more people are expected to watch from surrounding areas.
Three men, all staff at the hotel, have been charged in connection with the killing, thought to have happened as Mrs McAreavey disturbed a burglary in her room.
Room attendant Avinash Treebhoowoon, 29, and floor supervisor Sandip Moneea, 41, have been charged with murder, and room attendant Raj Theekoy, 33, with conspiracy to murder.
Mourners at the funeral are expected to include senior Gaelic Athletic Association officials, including president Christy Cooney and Ulster secretary Danny Murphy, president of the Ulster rugby branch Nigel Hamilton and Irish Football Association president Jim Shaw.
Players from Mr Harte’s Tyrone team and his home club Errigal Ciaran will form a guard of honour as Mrs McAreavey’s coffin is taken from her parents’ home.
Pupils from the late Irish teacher’s form class in St Patrick’s Academy, Dungannon, and players from Mr McAreavey’s Tullylish GAA club in County Down are to accompany the coffin into the church.
The service will be led by Mr McAreavey’s uncle, Bishop John McAreavey, who married the couple.
Primate of the Catholic Church in Ireland Sean Brady will also take part in the service.
Over the weekend, hundreds of mourners paid their respects at the Harte family home in the village of Ballygawley, County Tyrone.
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