Valletta’s Our Lady Of Mount Carmel Basilica was this morning packed with mourners wearing white and colourful clothes to honour the memory of Malta’s Carnival King, 92-year-old Pawlu Curmi, affectionately known as Il-Pampalun.

The funeral, which was scheduled for 10am, saw a large crowd of people from all walks of life head to the capital to give the popular Valletta figure a beautiful farewell, with a standing ovation erupting inside the church as the coffin was brought in.