Atreyu had artistic ambitions, just like his mother, a celebrated journalist, director, and actor who starred in the Channel V series Blog Party.

He starred in the US documentary series Deadly Women and Benefited, which his mother wrote and directed, and received two drama prizes during his brief career.

As Ms. McCann walked up to the pulpit, friends and family wiped away their tears. She took a long, tremulous breath before telling them about her lost “best friend.”

“You were the most intelligent, funniest and talented person I’ve ever known,” she said as her voice struggled to contain her emotion.

“When you were little, you told me you came to my window when I was little [and] you picked me as your mummy and then you said you would leave me one