Funeral for former First Lady Nancy Reagan

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A funeral service was held Friday for Former First Lady Nancy Reagan , who was set to be buried at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, next to her husband, former President Ronald Reagan.

Mrs. Reagan was mourned and celebrated by family and hundreds of friends from Hollywood, Washington and beyond in a private service.

The former First Lady and Queens, New York native, died Sunday at 94. She planned even the smallest details of her funeral.

The service was held at 11 a.m. with a musical prelude by the Santa Susana High School Advanced Women's Choir and Abbe Road A Cappella, and an instrumental prelude by the 1st Marine Division Band, Marine Corps Camp Pendleton.

The Rev. Stuart A. Kenworthy, Vicar, Washington National Cathedral, presided over the funeral.

The program included:

— "Battle Hymn of the Republic," sung by the Santa Susana High School Choir

— Reading of Proverbs 31:10-31 by Anne Peterson, Nancy Reagan's niece

— Letter from Ronald Reagan to Nancy Reagan, read by former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney

— "Ave Maria," sung by opera singer Ana Maria Martinez

— Reading of 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 by Barton Hegeler, Nancy Reagan's nephew

— Reading of John 14:1-6 by Diane Sawyer

— "Pie Jesu-Requiem," sung by Martinez

— Reflections by James A. Baker

— Reflections by Tom Brokaw

— Reflections by Patti Davis

— Reflections by Ronald Prescott Reagan

— "Amazing Grace," sung by the Santa Susana High School Choir

— Recessional with bagpipe played by Piper Major Bill Boetticher

— "God Bless America"

Notable guests:

Presidential families:

— Former President George W. Bush and Laura Bush

— Michelle Obama

— Hillary Clinton

— Rosalynn Carter

— Tricia Nixon Cox

— Steven Ford

— Lynda Bird Johnson Robb

— Luci Baines Johnson

— Caroline Kennedy

Current and former politicians:

— California Gov. Jerry Brown

— Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger

— Former California Gov. Pete Wilson

— Former U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi

— Newt and Callista Gingrich

— Former U.S. Secretary of State George Shultz

Military:

— Capt. Christopher Bolt, commanding officer USS Ronald Reagan

Media and celebrities:

— Katie Couric

— Sam Donaldson

— Steve Forbes

— Larry King

— Chris Matthews

— Peggy Noonan

— Diane Sawyer

— Bo Derek

— Mike Love

— Wayne Newton

— Anjelica Huston

— Melissa Rivers

— Tina Sinatra

— Tom Selleck

— Gary Sinise

— Tina Sinatra

— Yakov Smirnoff

— John Stamos

— Mr. T

Source: Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation

With the Associated Press