By Emma Birchley, East of England Correspondent
The funeral of a young woman murdered on the Thai island of Koh Tao has been held in the Norfolk village where she grew up.
Mourners listened via speakers in the churchyard as family and close friends said goodbye to Hannah Witheridge inside Hemsby's packed St Mary the Virgin Church.
The 23-year-old student was backpacking when she was killed along with David Miller, who was 24 and from Jersey.
Their bodies were found on the beach in the early hours of 15 September.
On a sunny, cloudless morning, the horse-drawn hearse pulled by four white horses with purple plumes arrived at the church followed by Hannah's close family and friends.
The white coffin, covered with bright purple flowers, was carried into the church as mourners watched silently.
Hannah's parents were determined that it would be a "party" to celebrate her life and songs were performed including Cyndi Lauper's Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Little Things by One Direction and She's So Lovely by Scouting For Girls.
Tributes were paid by her father Tony, sisters Tania and Laura and brother Paul.
Hannah, described by her parents as "a fun, vibrant and beautiful young woman" was training to be a speech and language therapist.
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Gallery: Thai Murders Accused At Crime Scene
Two workers from Burma (wearing helmets and handcuffs), suspected of killing two British tourists on the island of Koh Tao last month, stand near Thai police officers where the bodies of the tourists were found
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The pair have admitted to killing David Miller and Hannah Witheridge on the island in southern Thailand
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Actors were used in the staging of the reconstruction
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One of the suspects wields a mock weapon
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The case has threatened to further damage the country's already bruised tourism sector
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The victims' bodies were discovered on a beach on the island of Koh Tao, or Turtle Island, on 15 September, close to where they were staying. Continue through for more pictures
They have described the last three weeks as "unbearably difficult", made harder they said by "unnecessary and senseless" photographs of the crime scene circulating on the internet.
Two Burmese migrant workers, both aged 21, are charged with murder, rape and robbery.
They allegedly admitted the killings, but are now said to have retracted their confessions with reports that they were "beaten out of them".
After the service, Hannah's coffin was carried from the church for a private burial accompanied by clapping and cheering as requested by her family.
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