Here, the family will have had the opportunity to say their goodbyes before the funeral, The Wards were used to being in the public eye to some extent.
It was of course a shock for everyone and the grief will be very real for his family and close friends, but even when the death is expected it can be hard for them. Nobody is happy when a loved one passes, but knowing it was doing something they enjoyed can help, although time is the only thing that takes the intensity of the pain, IMO.
