Australian authorities are preparing an official funeral in the form of a concert to pay tribute to singer and actress Olivia Newton-John, who was born in the United Kingdom and raised in the Maritime country, who died on Monday at the age of 73. Died at age. Mother of breast cancer. “This will be more of a concert than a funeral. It will be a fitting celebration of such a rich and generous life,” Daniel Andrews, the premier of the government for the Australian state of Victoria, said in a statement …
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Australian authorities are preparing an official funeral in the form of a concert to pay tribute to singer and actress Olivia Newton-John, who was born in the United Kingdom and raised in the Maritime country, who died on Monday at the age of 73. Died at age. Mother of breast cancer. “It will be more of a concert than a funeral. It will be a fitting celebration for such a rich and generous life”, said the government of the Australian state of Victoria in statements collected by local public channel ABC this Thursday, August 11. said Daniel Andrews, head of the The details of the act, which still does not have a fixed date or a specific event and the location where it will be held is unknown, will be discussed with the Newton-John family, who according to Andrews have been “moved” by the proposal. .
This Tuesday, the Australian city of Melbourne, where the artist grew up and which is home to many of her projects—such as the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research and Wellness Center—lit up some of its most emblematic buildings in pink as a mark of respect. , such as Optus Stadium and Flinders Street railway station in Perth. The Sydney Opera House was also painted in the same color on Wednesday night in memory of the distinguished Greek interpreter.
The Sydney Opera House in Australia lit up in pink this Wednesday, August 10, in honor of Olivia Newton-John. dpa via Europa Press (dpa via Europa Press)
The artist’s husband, John Easterling, shared a post this Wednesday on both his Instagram account and that of the artist, paying tribute to the interpreter and showing his love and appreciation for his wife. “Olivia, our love for each other is beyond our understanding. Every day we express our gratitude for a love that can be so deep, so real, so natural. We never had to ‘work’ at it. We were amazed by this great mystery and we accepted the experience of our love past, present and forever”, he wrote next to a picture in which the couple are seen smiling. “Olivia’s deepest essence was healing, Using her own means like song, word, caress. She was the bravest woman ever. Her ability to truly care for people, nature and all beings almost dwarfs what is humanly possible ,” he continued.
“It is the grace of God that has allowed me to share the depth and passion of his existence for so long. In his most difficult moments, he always had the enthusiasm, humor and will to bring things to light. Easterling ended the statement by thanking the interpreter’s fans for the support they have received. “Even now when her spirit lifts up, the joy and shining light of her love heals the pain and hole in my heart. Our family deeply appreciates the outpouring of love and support that has come our way.”
The Grease star and Easterling met through a mutual friend in the early 1990s, but it wasn’t until 2008 that they tied the knot. First, in a spiritual ceremony held on top of a mountain in the outskirts of Peru. Then, they returned to the United States and said “yes, I do” again in a surprise wedding attended by the couple’s friends and family at their home in Malibu, California. Easterling, a businesswoman and environmental activist, was by her side in her fight against cancer, supporting her and collaborating with her on several projects to fight the disease. Together they launched the Olivia Newton-John Foundation Fund in 2020 to continue supporting plant therapy research for cancer.
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The British-Australian interpreter had been fighting the disease for 30 years. In 2018, she was re-diagnosed with stage four breast cancer with metastases in her back, after suffering from the disease in 1992 and 2013. The last person who had what I have”, Newton-John confessed to the Australian television program 60 Minutes. Her Australian niece, Totie Goldsmith, told local chain Nine on Tuesday that she would be buried in California, where she will be with her husband. Lived with
