Mourners including David Beckham attend Sven-Goran Eriksson's funeral

Mourners including David Beckham and members of Sweden's royal family gathered on Friday in the Swedish town of Torsby for the funeral of former England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson.

Eriksson’s coffin arrived at Fryksande church at around 7am local time, long before the arrival of any of the 600 guests who attended. A single bell tolled as his body was carried into the church.

Captain of the team during the Swede’s spell in charge in between 2001 and 2006, Beckham was joined by Nancy Dell’Olio with whom Eriksson was in a relationship during his time in charge of the team.

The church service, which included renditions of Elton John’s Candle in the Wind and Frank Sinatra’s My way, began at just after 10am local time.

The eulogy paid tribute to Eriksson’s love of routine and discipline and alluded to the fact he was never late and that he frequently wore a suit as a teenager.