Kanye West attends mother's funeral

Kanye West has laid his mother to rest after she died following a plastic surgery op.

Around 1,000 friends and family, including Beyonce Knowles and her rapper boyfriend Jay-Z, mourned Donda West's death at a funeral service in Oklahoma City.

Kanye, 30, then led the funeral procession in a limousine as it followed his mother's body to a nearby cemetery.

The funeral took place at the True Vine Ministry Church in Oklahoma City on Tuesday afternoon.

Flowers were carried into the church, before mourners began arriving at around 12.30pm.

Kanye was hugged by friends and family as he arrived at the service wearing a long black coat, black gloves and gold sunglasses. Beyonce, looking glam in a black dress, and Jay-Z, wearing a black suit, were among the congregation.

John Legend and Anita Baker are also believed to have performed songs during the two-hour service.

Donda West's coffin arrived at the church in a white hearse and was carried inside. Her body was later transported to the cemetery by two horse-drawn carriages.

Donda West, a former teacher at Chicago State University, died on November 10 - just 24 hours after undergoing a tummy tuck and breast reduction. The op was performed by Beverly Hills cosmetic surgeon Dr. Jan Adams, who denies being responsible for her death.

Donda, 58, was rushed to the emergency room at the Centinela Freeman Hospital in Marina del Rey after paramedics responded to a 911 call from her home. Doctors tried to revive her, but she died later that night. The Los Angeles Coroner has launched an investigation into her death.

The evening before the funeral, Kanye took to the stage in Brussels, Belgium, and paid tribute to his mother.
"If she was here, she would tell me to get on that stage and kill it," the rapper said.