has revealed the glamorous final request made by her sister , who passed away this month after battling breast cancer.

The 65-year-old Nolans singer revealed from her hospital bed that she wanted to be laid to rest in a "pink, sparkly" coffin, in keeping with her love of all things glitz and glamour.

Linda had shared her final wishes with her family, and her sister Coleen has revealed that they plan to honour her request for a "pure showbiz" send-off, although not all of Linda's ideas will be followed.

Speaking to the , Coleen said: "She wanted everyone in black, wearing mantillas, those little lace veils that cover your face. I remember saying, 'You are joking, Linda! If I see all my sisters in mantillas, I'm going to laugh the whole way through the funeral!'

"We've decided not to do that, but we are wearing black. Her coffin is pure showbiz - bright pink and sparkly, just as she wanted.

"The one thing my sister loved was bling - her trainers had bling on them, her handbags, her tops, her walking stick - so it feels right that she has a glittery pink coffin."

The star, 59, along with her sisters Anne, 74, Denise, 72, and Maureen, 69, joined Linda at her bedside during her final hours.

Although Coleen wasn't present when Linda took her last breath, she cherishes the memory of their last day together, describing it as "full of love and laughter."

It comes after Linda Nolan's family have said "everyone is welcome" at her funeral this weekend in an emotional plea to her loyal legion on fans online.

The memorial for the singer is set to take place on Saturday, February 1 at St Paul's Church in Blackpool at 10.30am. The Dublin-born star sadly died on January 15 after a lengthy battle with breast cancer.

The service will be hed in the church were Nolan married her husband of more than two decades Brian Hudson, and where she said goodbye to him after he died in 2007, according to her family.

On Thursday (January 30), her sister Anne Nolan took to Instagram to share the plan for her sister's weekend service. She wrote: "There's been a bit of cofusion regarding the church service and the crematorium.

"Just to clarify, everyone is welcome to both services. There may not be seating available as both places are small and obviously we are a big family so most of the seating will be taken by us but if you don't mind standing we would love you to be there and we know Linda would be thrilled."

The family are also raiding funds for Trinity Hospice, which Nolan supported throughout her life, and have asked for donations and added that messages of condolences should be sent to a memorial page in her memory. So far more than £2,450 has been raised on the Much Loved site so far for the hospice.