Family and friends are gathering to say farewell to James Lee Williams, better known as drag queen The Vivienne.

Ru Paul's Drag Race UK star The Vivienne's funeral is taking place today after her death earlier this month, and involved a special tribute to her success on the show

Mourners including Steps singer Ian “H” Watkins and TV personality Kim Woodburn have begun to arrive for the funeral of Drag Race UK star The Vivienne. The service for James Lee Williams, who died earlier this month aged 32, is being held at a church in Denbighshire, north Wales.

The funeral of The Vivienne took place today in Denbighshire, North Wales, after the star's tragic and sudden death at the age of 32 on January 5

Drag Race stars have joined family, friends and other celebrities to say farewell to James Lee Williams, better known as drag queen The Vivienne. The funeral took place in north Wales on Monday, three weeks after the performer was found dead aged 32 at their home in Cheshire.

The service was held at a church with their coffin, topped with a white floral arrangement, arriving in a horse-drawn carriage. | ITV News Granada

The funeral of RuPaul's Drag Race UK star The Vivienne has taken place, with a number of famous faces in attendance

Williams, 32, who was born in Wales, adopted their drag name because they were known for wearing Vivienne Westwood clothing. The winner of the fourth UK Drag Race series, Danny Beard, wore a jacket and trousers covered with Vivienne Westwood logos and walked to the church with Coronation Street actress Hayley Tamaddon.

A funeral for beloved James Lee Williams, aka The Vivienne, who died at the age of 32, has been held in north Wales. The drag icon, who cemented herself as one of the most well-rounded queens in the Drag Race history books,

Steps star Ian ‘H’ Watkins and UK Drag Race stars attend The Vivienne’s funeral - The TV star, who won the first series of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, died earlier this month at the age of 32.