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  • Rene Angelil to Be Laid to Rest Friday, Celine Dion Returns to Work Saturday

    Rene Angelil will be laid to rest following a funeral on Friday. On Saturday his wife Celine Dion will return to work. She is scheduled to perform as part of her Caesar’s Palace residency in Las Vegas, and she plans to take the stage as scheduled.

    “That’s what René would want. He wants her to perform and come back,” a source close to Celine Dion tells People magazine. “He knew her better than anybody and he probably knows that’s what she needs too, to perform.”

    Rene Angelil died last Thursday at 73. Just days later, Celine Dion also lost her brother, Daniel Dion, to cancer.

    The source adds that Rene Angelil had a feeding tube for most of the last year, adding that he had “good and bad days.”

    “Some days he could get up and walk around the room, play with the kids. Some days he was too tired,” the source continued.

    Celine Dion is said to be “extremely heartbroken,” according to that same source.

    The funeral for Rene Angelil will be held at Notre-Dame Basilica in Montreal, where he and Celine Dion married 21 years ago.

    Rene Angelil had one wish in his final weeks. He wanted to die in Celine Dion’s arms. While no one has indicated whether or not he received his dying wish, Dion and their children were at home with Rene Angelil when he passed away.

    It will no doubt be incredibly difficult for Celine Dion to return to the stage on Saturday night. Knowing it’s what her husband would want might help ease her pain, however–even if only for a bit.

  • Celine Dion Loses Brother to Cancer Just Days After Husband Rene Angelil’s Death

    Celine Dion has sustained yet another heart wrenching blow. The Canadian singer’s brother Daniel Dion died early Saturday morning of cancer. Just days ago, she lost the love of her life, Rene Angelil–her husband of nearly 22 years–to cancer.

    A rep for the singer confirmed her brother’s death to E! News. David Dion was one of Celine Dion’s 13 siblings.

    Claudette Dion, another of Celine’s siblings, recently told Le Journal de Montréal that family members, including their mother, were sitting vigil at his bedside.

    “He was ready and he no longer suffers,” Claudette told Le Journal de Montréal on Saturday. “It was serene.”

    It’s not yet known if Celine Dion was at her brother’s bedside when he passed away, however CBS News reports she was able to visit him in recent days. Since suffering the loss of her husband, she has likely stayed very close to her children.

    Celine Dion and Rene Angelil have three sons together. Rene-Charles is 14, and twins Nelson and Eddy are five.

    Condolences are no doubt going out in great volume to Celine Dion over the passing of both her husband and her brother.