Today’s funeral service for Neehari Robinson, the 12-year-old who died from a rare cancer this month, will be live streamed on the internet for family and friends who are unable to attend the service in the UK.

Neehari and his family moved from Bermuda to England in 2010. Two years ago the 12-year-old was diagnosed with alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a cancer of the connective tissue. Earlier this year thousands of dollars were raised through a public appeal to send Neehari for treatment at an alternative therapy centre in Spain. However, Neehari became too ill to travel and died on June 10.

His parents Otis and Shakira Robinson have thanked everyone who contributed to the appeal, and they believe their son’s quality of life was improved as a result.

Neehari’s funeral service is being held in Birmingham, England, at 1.30pm (9.30am Bermuda-time). In Bermuda, friends of the Robinson family will today hold a short memorial gathering and a release of doves in Victoria Park, Hamilton, beginning at 10.15am.

The UK funeral service live internet stream will be available at https://livestream.com/kwtmedia/Neehari and via Facebook on https://www.facebook.com/KWThomasMultimedia.