DHAKA: The widow of former Yugoslav leader Marshal Tito has been honoured in a state funeral in the Serbian capital.

Jovanka Broz, who died of heart failure at the age of 88 last weekend, was buried next to her husband in the elaborate House of Flowers mausoleum.

She received full military honours in line with her status as a decorated member of the anti-Nazi partisans who fought in World War II, officials said.

Broz lived as a recluse in Belgrade after the death of her husband in 1980.

She was accused of plotting a coup, was placed under house arrest for a time, and had her identity papers taken away.

She lived in seclusion in the Belgrade suburb of Dedinje and rarely gave interviews, reports the BBC.

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