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I really thought we were going to go a day without a Benedict Cumberbatch story. Not so much. At least this one is nice… in the sense that Benedict did something genuinely nice, even though it was a really sad, tragic circumstance. A 14 year old girl named Eve Shepherd passed away, and Eve was apparently a HUGE Sherlock fan. The mourners at her funeral wore deerstalker hats. Benedict had heard about Eve’s passing (I don’t know if he was directly invited to her funeral or what), and he sent a short condolence note to her parents. The note was read at the funeral service.

Benedict Cumberbatch sent a touching message to a teenager’s funeral after hearing she was an avid Sherlock fan. The actor, who plays the detective in the BBC’s reimagining of the Arthur Conan Doyle character, wrote an open letter to the grieving family of 14-year-old Eve Shepherd recently. As hundreds of mourners – some in deerstalkers – celebrated her short life, the Oscar nominee said he was sorry he could not be there, but was filming a new series of the show she loved so much.

The 38-year-old’s moving words, which were read out at the packed funeral service, included: “I send my deepest sympathies to Eve’s family. To lose someone so young who fought for her health all her life must be beyond endurance. I hope they can take solace from the fact that she was clearly much loved and her support of our show is hugely appreciated and shall be remembered. I wish I could be there but sadly am filming the show she loved. God rest her soul. With all my love and sympathies, Benedict xxx.”

After Monday’s service for Eve, the procession left the church to the theme tune of the hit show.

[From Express]

It was a lovely note to write. Not to nitpick (who am I kidding?), but if the service was on Monday, Benedict wasn’t filming Sherlock then. He was recovering from the Oscars and Oscar parties and presumably continuing his California honeymoon-slash-Jaguar advertisement. I’m not saying Benedict should have dropped everything to go to the funeral, I’m just nit-picking about the wording of his note. Carry on!

Photos courtesy of WENN, Fame/Flynet.
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