Yves Saint Laurent's funeral

Exterior of the Saint Roch church where the funeral took place Photograph: Yoan Valat/EPA

Pallbearers carry the coffin to the Saint Roch church as Father Roland Letteron (L) looks on, before the funeral mass Photograph: Eric Feferberg/AP

French philosopher Bernard Henri Levy (L) and actress Ariel Dombasle arrive to attend the funeral Photograph: Francois Mori /AP

Fashion Designer John Galliano (R) and an unidentified guest attend the funeral service Photograph: Dominique Charriau/Getty

French designer Jean Paul Gaultier gestures upon his arrival at the funeral mass Photograph: Martin Bureau/AFP

Vivienne Westwood and husband Andreas Kronthaler arrive at the funeral Photograph: Rex Features

Nicolas Sarkozy, wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, Bertrand Delanoe, Bernadette Chirac, Farah Diba and Christine Albanel pay tribute inside the church Photograph: Sipa Press/Sipa Press/Rex Features

Mourners attend the funeral service inside the church of Saint Roch Photograph: Sipa Press/Sipa Press/Rex Features

French actress Catherine Deneuve pays tribute to Yves Saint Laurent at the Saint Roch church Photograph: Eric Feferberg/AFP

The coffin of fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent, covered by the French national flag, is carried out of the church after the funeral mass held by Father Roland Lettero Photograph: Bertrand Langlois/AFP

The mother of Yves Saint Laurent Lucienne Mathieu-Saint Laurent (L) leaves the Saint Roch church, after her son's funeral mass Photograph: Bertrand Langlois/AFP

German model Claudia Schiffer and fashion designer Valentino leave Saint Roch church after attending the funeral Photograph: Yoan Valat/EPA

Onlookers stand outside the Saint Roch church during the funeral Photograph: Thibault Camus/AP

Mourners gather outside the church in front of the coffin Photograph: Sipa Press/Sipa Press/Rex Features