Crowds lined the streets of Swanley to pay tribute to teenager Henry Boswell, who died earlier this month.

A title-winning amateur boxer who was part of the traveller community, Henry passed away aged 16, surrounded by his family at home on Wednesday, July 8.

This morning a spectacular funeral procession led from Henry's home Moultain Hill in Swanley, and wound through the town before heading to St Paul's Church in Swanley Village.

Led by a horse-drawn hearse, the funeral cortège included limousines, sports cars and horse-drawn wagons bearing floral tributes to the popular teenager, along with hundreds of mourners wearing blue, who followed on foot.

The procession paused in Swanley town centre, and crowds looked up as a plane bearing a banner stating "there's only one Henry Boswell" flew over the town.

Mourners chanted the tribute in response, and the plane continued to circle as the cortège pressed on through Swanley, on a route lined with banners and balloons in tribute to Henry.

People throughout the town paid their respects as the cortège passed, from residents, to drivers caught up in the traffic, to a group of nurses gathered opposite St Bartholomew's Primary School.

There were rest stops for the horses along the way, and followers helped push the hearse up the hill as it drew towards Swanley Village, where the funeral was held at St Paul's.

Video: Swanley came to standstill for an amazing tribute to Henry Boswell.

Earlier this month a flood of tributes and heartfelt messages poured in for Henry following the announcement of his death on Traveller Boxers TV; and hundreds gathered at Swanley Park where people were asked to wear blue and release balloons to mark their respects.

Speaking after the funeral, Henry's dad John Boswell thanked everyone who attended the funeral and those who lined the streets to pay their respects.

"I couldn't say how many people were there - there were hundreds," he said. "It was a sea of blue. It was the best send off we could have wished for him.

"It just showed how loved he was. The amount of people that were there following was amazing, plus all the people that stood out on the street from Swanley and Swanley Village.

"There were quite a few friends that said a bit at the church, my daughter sang and a friend of Henry's sang as well. It was a bit too emotional for me to say anything."

"I would like to thank everyone that turned up and supported him."

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