Editing Victoria Wood (section)

==Death==
Wood received a diagnosis of [[esophageal cancer|oesophageal cancer]] in late 2015, but kept her illness largely private.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/victoria-wood-dead-brother-tribute-good-morning-britain-interview_uk_571885b6e4b06e37a8477242|title=Victoria Wood's Brother Claims She Was 'Determined' To Keep Cancer Battle Secret
|first=Ash|last= Percival|date=21 April 2016|website=The Huffington Post|language=en-GB|access-date=2 May 2016}}</ref> She died on 20 April 2016 at her [[Highgate]] home, in the presence of her children and sister Rosalind.<ref name="Saul 2016">{{cite news|last1=Saul|first1=Heather|title=Victoria Wood dead: Actress and comedian dies from cancer aged 62|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/victoria-wood-dead-actress-and-comedian-dies-from-cancer-a6992966.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220817/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/victoria-wood-dead-actress-and-comedian-dies-from-cancer-a6992966.html |archive-date=17 August 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|date=20 April 2016|access-date=20 April 2016|work=[[The Independent]]}}</ref> Her funeral was conducted by a [[secular humanism|humanist]] celebrant at [[Golders Green Crematorium]] on 4 May 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://inews.co.uk/essentials/news/uk/popularity-non-religious-humanist-ceremonies-soaring/ | title=The popularity of non-religious Humanist ceremonies is soaring | work=[[i (British newspaper)|i]] |date=11 December 2016 |access-date=4 May 2017}}</ref> A [[memorial service]] was held at [[St James's Church, Piccadilly|St James, Piccadilly]] on 4 July 2016.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0940064/trivia/ | title=Victoria Wood: Trivia | website=[[IMDb]] | accessdate=29 October 2023 }}</ref>