Assange will ask permission from prison to attend Westwood funeral

Dame Vivienne, died at the age of 81 on Thursday surrounded by her family in southern London, pushing Assange to seek a way to say goodbye, despite being behind bars in London's Belmarsh prison while fighting for extradition to the US.

His wife Stella Assange told Australia's Nine Media about the funeral: “Juljani will apply to be able to participate”, writes Skynews, broadcast Klankosova.tv.

Assange and Dame Vivienne had been friends for more than a decade, with the syslist a loud supporter all his time at the embassy and Ecuador prison.