Jade Goody 'most mourned celebrity'

Jade Goody is the most mourned celebrity of the year, an online tribute site has said.

According to The Mirror, the Big Brother star received the most hits on Lasting Tribute, which allows users to set up online memorials for celebrities and friends.

Following Goody's death from cervical cancer in March, more than 600 people left messages on her memorial page.

Michael Jackson received the second-largest number of tributes, while fans also left messages on memorial sites for Natasha Richardson, Stephen Gately and Patrick Swayze.

The site's managing director Elaine Pritchard said: "We are very proud that so many people feel comfortable using our website to pay their respects publicly to their own loved ones as well as to celebrities and people in the public eye."