Joan River's Star Studded Funeral Ceremony....

The funeral ceremony of legendary comedian and Fashion TV host, Joan Rivers, was held yesterday  at Temple Emmanu-EI in New York.

Even in death, Joan Rivers got what she wanted: a star-studded funeral, with the worlds of Hollywood, fashion, media and money all among the mourners.

On Sunday morning, a legion of notables turned out at New York’s Temple Emanu-El to remember Rivers, who died on Thursday aged 81: Kathy Griffin, whose edgy, biting comedy career was largely made possible by Rivers; colleague and friend Kelly Osbourne; Sarah Jessica Parker and Whoopi Goldberg; Howard Stern.

Howard Stern delivered the eulogy, Broadway singer-actress Audra McDonald sang ‘‘Smile’’ and bagpipers played ‘‘New York, New York’’ at Joan Rivers’ funeral Sunday.

At a funeral befitting a superstar, the New York City Gay Men’s Chorus sang Broadway hits including ‘‘Hey Big Spender’’ before six-time Tony Award-winner McDonald sang her tribute to Rivers, a champion of theater for decades.

Theatre stars Bernadette Peters, Alan Cumming and Tommy Tune were there. Record producer Clive Davis arrived, too. Fashion designers Carolina Herrera and Michael Kors were there.

 Stars from TV such as Barbara Walters, Geraldo Rivera, Diane Sawyer, Kathie Lee, Hoda Kotb and Andy Cohen also attended, along with moguls Barry Diller, Donald Trump and Steve Forbes.

According to the Guardian UK, mourners lined up outside the Fifth Avenue synagogue and waited for their names to be checked against a list before entering. Barricades lined several blocks of Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue, and a crowd of fans and media stood watch across the street.

In her book, Rivers joked that dying of natural causes was boring. “It’s the grand finale, act three, the eleven o’clock number – make it count. If you’re going to die, die interesting! Is there anything worse than a boring death? I think not.”

Her publicist said that in lieu of flowers, donations can be made to God’s Love, We Deliver; Guide Dogs for the Blind; or Our House.