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See Snaps From Celine Dion's Touching Memorial Service For Husband Rene Angélil

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Jan. 22 2016, Updated 7:41 p.m. ET

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It's been a difficult week for Celine Dion, who lost husband Rene Angélil and brother Daniel Dion in the same week. See photos of the memorial service honoring her husband.

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Celine Dion at the public memorial service for her late husband Rene Angelil **USA ONLY**

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Photographs from the funeral service for Rene Angélil have been released.

Celine Dion at the public memorial service for her late husband Rene Angelil **USA ONLY**

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Celine Dion, 47, was front and center through the service, greeting guests by the open casket for a total of seven hours.

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Celine Dion at the public memorial service for her late husband Rene Angelil **USA ONLY**

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Friends and family appeared somber as they entered the Notre-Dame Basilica church in Montreal, Canada, on Thursday, January 21.

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Celine Dion at the public memorial service for her late husband Rene Angelil **USA ONLY**

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Dion was dressed in all black for the casket viewing.

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Celine Dion at the public memorial service for her late husband Rene Angelil **USA ONLY**

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There was obvious pain on the singer's face throughout the service.

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EXCLUSIVE: CELINE DION carried out of church by her son after Rene Angelil memorial

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Following the viewing, a feeble Dion was carried out of the church by the couple's son Rene-Charles, 14.

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On Friday afternoon, January 22, Angélil will be buried during a funeral service at the same church, where Dion and her husband were married in 1994.

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EXCLUSIVE: CELINE DION carried out of church by her son after Rene Angelil memorial

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The funeral is set to be live-streamed around the world.

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From anywhere across the globe, it will be possible to follow René Angélil's state funeral online tomorrow," Dion tweeted on Thursday, sharing a link to a website made in his honor.

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As RadarOnline.com previously reported, the Canadian singer's husband passed away at 73 on January 14 after a "lengthy and courageous" battle with cancer, according to the family's statement at the time. Celine's mother, pictured here, arrived to pay her respects as well.

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Along with Dion, Angélil is survived by the couple's son Rene-Charles, and 5-year-old twins Eddy and Nelson. Healso has three grown children from a previous relationship.

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"It's important to open your eyes in the morning and look at yourself in the mirror and ask two questions: 'Are you dead, or do you have a ticket to ride?'" she asked fans. "There are just two tickets. If you're alive, have a good day. Because today is the most important day of your life."

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Meanwhile, just one day after Angelil's passing, Dion's brother passed away from cancer as well.

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EXCLUSIVE: CELINE DION carried out of church by her son after Rene Angelil memorial

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"It's very painful. It's a matter of days or hours. It looks a lot like René, he had cancer of the throat, tongue and brain. Our family is very experienced," Celine's sister, Claudette Dion, told the Montreal Journal.

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