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Eammon Holmes pays tribute to late mother after missing funeral due to ‘health reasons’
Eammon Holmes pays tribute to late mother after missing funeral due to 'health reasons',The GB News presenter was reportedly unable to travel to Belfast to his mum's funeral after he recently underwent surgery as result of suffering chronic back pain

Eammon Holmes pays tribute to late mother after missing funeral due to ‘health reasons’

Eammon Holmes has paid tribute to his late mother in a virtual message after being forced to miss her Belfast funeral due to 'health reasons'.

TV presenter Eammon took to Instagram on Friday (November 18) to share the sad news of 93-year old Josie's passing with his 759,000 followers.

The 62-year old's three brothers were in attendance at St Patrick's Church in Belfast on Tuesday (November 22), but Eammon, who recently underwent back surgery after suffering with chronic pain, was unable to attend the service.

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According to the Belfast Telegraph though, the GB News star spoke via video link to the congregation, describing his mother as 'the best'.

Josie passed away at the age of 93
Josie passed away at the age of 93 (Image: eamonnholmes/Instagram)