A solemn yet deeply moving atmosphere descended upon Fontabelle as Prime Minister Mia Mottley, members of her Cabinet, and a contingent of armed and unarmed military personnel joined a grand procession trailing behind the gun carriage bearing the body of the late Sir Garfield Sobers to cricket’s Caribbean Mecca, Kensington Oval.

The procession radiated quiet pride and immense gratitude for a true giant from the Bayland who elevated Bajan excellence onto the global stage. Cabinet members arrived early to take their positions, shortly followed by Deputy Prime Minister Santia Bradshaw, dressed in black. Prime Minister Mottley later arrived in MP 2 dressed in white, walking at pace with the state procession and pausing briefly at Cricket Legends of Barbados to include members of the Sobers family.

Universally celebrated as arguably the world’s greatest all-rounder in the history of cricket, Sir Garry drew pockets of awestruck mourners along the route as the gun carriage made its way toward the Oval. Barbadians from all walks of life gathered to pay their final respects to a man who became a defining symbol of national pride.