Michael Winner was buried on Wednesday 23 January 2013, in a moving service at Willesden Jewish Cemetery, North London. If Michael had been alive to film it, he would have said, "Perfect, darling, perfect".

A cold wind whipped a flurry of snowflakes across the cemetery - a film directors' dream.

Among the mourners were many of Michael's friends from long ago as well as his widow Geraldine, his long term assistant Dinah May, Sir Michael Parkinson, Sir David Frost, Bill Wyman, Terry O'Neill, Don Black, Chris Rea and Henry Wyndham, Chairman of Sotheby's.

The service was conducted by Rabbi Shisler with a reception after at Michael's home, Woodland House, Kensington.

Mr Winner's personal executive assistant said, "It was the most moving occasion. I've worked for Michael for the last five years and he would have loved the send off".