GEORGE Michael’s lover Fadi Fawaz has been banned from his funeral by the superstar’s ­furious family.

The 43-year-old, who found tragic George, 53, dead in bed on ­Christmas Day, is “not welcome” at the ceremony, the singer’s cousin Andros Georgiou revealed.
The tour suit George Michael will be buried in
Andros, 54, said yesterday: “Heaven help him if he turned up. Fadi has not been invited to the funeral — the family hate him.”

He also revealed George will be buried in his favourite suit and shirt from his final tour.

He will also be wearing a gold Cartier watch plus a ring engraved with his nickname Yog.
Andros Georgiou said George’s family chose the outfit as they prepared to bury him beside beloved mum Lesley
 
He was called ‘cousin’ by the singer as they were so close growing up
Andros said George’s family chose the outfit as they prepared to bury him beside beloved mum Lesley.

George’s funeral is on hold until the coroner releases his body.

But former music producer Andros, who was the chart-topper’s closest childhood friend, said the arrangements had all been agreed.

The 54-year-old  said: “The clothes have been chosen and it will be his favourite black suit and shirt from the Symphonica tour, with no tie.
Andros revealed relatives had banned 43-year-old Fadi  —  who found the star dead in bed on Christmas Day
 
He said: ‘Fadi is not welcome, the family hate him’

“He will also be dressed in a gold Cartier watch and the ring with Yog on it. The family have all discussed it and the outfit has been arranged and we have the clothes.”

Guests at the small private burial will include Martin Kemp and wife Shirlie, George’s ex-backing singer.

But Andros believes George’s ex-lover — Texan art dealer Kenny Goss — is unlikely to attend, as are friends including Boy George.

Andros went on: “It will be a small and secret affair, with possibly less than 50 people. The hope is that George is in the ground before people find out about the funeral.

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“It’ll mostly be family and a few close friends. George’s sisters Melanie and Yioda are doing the lists.

“Loads of members of George’s Greek family are over, waiting for it to happen. We are just waiting for the body. At the moment it’s basically lying in a fridge, which is a thought I can’t bear.

“I have to say goodbye, though I can’t even im­agine it. I’ll be devastated, it will be heartbreaking.”

Andros is not biologically rela­ted to George but was called “cousin” by the singer as they were so close growing up.
George will be buried beside his mum Lesley
 
Fadi has twice been interviewed as a witness by police, who have described the singer’s death as ‘unexplained’
They went on to travel the world together as George shot to fame with hit band Wham!

Andros spoke after The Sun re­vealed a leaked recording of a 999 call Fadi made after finding George lifeless in bed on Christmas Day.

And he tore into the singer’s lover — insisting he was “not really” George’s boyfriend.

Andros said: “Fadi has not been invited to the funeral. He is not welcome, the family hate him. Heaven help him if he turned up.
There have been reports that Fadi has been ruled out as a suspect
 
The star cannot be laid to rest until an inquest is opened
“They know what he is, and everyone basically thinks he’s a gold-digger. He was never going to be invited — and Yog (George) was planning to get rid of him after Christmas anyway.

“Fadi was not really his boyfriend. No one has spoken to him and he just seems to be getting on with his life. It makes my stomach turn.” Andros, who spoke to George weeks before his death, also blasted Fadi over the 999 call.

In the recording Fadi — who has said he slept in his car outside the singer’s home in Goring, Oxfordshire, on Christmas Eve — is heard saying: “He’s cold and blue.”
And the singer’s family may have to wait until March before his body is released
 
Andros said ‘Fadi was not really his boyfriend’
He also told the operator he had been waiting four hours for George to wake up and had spent a further hour trying to rouse him.

But Andros said: “It didn’t make sense when I read the transcript — and I have listened to the call over and over.

“Fadi sounded way too calm, when really you’d be hysterical and crying.

“Also, he said he waited for hours for George to wake up. Really? On Christmas Day you wait for hours?
And that ‘everyone basically thinks he’s a gold-digger’
 
Tributes are laid outside George’s home in Goring

“Then he said he tried to wake him for an hour. Well, if you find someone like that and they are not waking up you call 999 right away.

“In my opinion he has wasted hours when he could have saved him — at least four or five hours.

“If he was lying in bed all that time, he could’ve had a faint pulse and possibly been resuscitated.

“Also, the way he told them, ‘Oh it’s George Michael — you know, the singer’ was just wrong. And the fact he didn’t know the address or his birthday just shows he wasn’t that close to him.
Furious Andros is adamant that George’s death was not a suicide
 
He said the star was in a good place for the first time in years
“This whole thing stinks even more since I’ve read the transcript and heard the call. I want answers.”

Fadi has twice been interviewed as a witness by police, who have described the singer’s death as “unexplained but non-suspicious”.

There have been reports that Fadi has been ruled out as a suspect.

A post-mortem on George’s body returned an “inconclusive” verdict, with more toxicology tests being carried out. The star cannot be laid to rest until an inquest is opened.
Andros said celebrity hairdresser Fadi had also angered George’s family with comments on Twitter
 
George was set to host Christmas lunch for 20 guests at his second home in London
 
Andros revealed he had been bowled over by the star’s fans since his death
Andros said celebrity hairdresser Fadi had also angered George’s family with comments on Twitter.

Tweets from his account on New Year’s Eve — later deleted — included one which said: “The only thing George wanted is to die.”

But furious Andros said: “I am adamant this was not a suicide and that was nonsense.

“I spoke to Yog and he was in a good place, for the first time in years and making plans for Christmas and beyond. George had a ‘third eye’ which had been closed for years, but was opening up.
Andros said he was baffled by the circumstances surrounding George’s death
 
He said: ‘Not in a million years do I believe Fadi slept 12 hours in his car’
“It was opening up to all sorts of things — including Fadi.” Talking about the circumstances of the star’s death, Andros added: “I’m baffled, there’s nothing that makes sense here. Not in a million years do I believe Fadi slept 12 hours in his car in sub-zero temperatures. He’d have got hypothermia.

“Even if they did have an argument and Fadi went out to his car, he’d have come back in hours ­earlier. He had his own key.

“They could have argued about splitting up, but you don’t carry on an argument on Christmas Day — you go and see someone.”
George struggled spending Christmas alone, his mother’s birthday
Andros added: “My big problem is, what was George doing alone on Christmas Eve, if he was alone?

“That was his mother Lesley’s birthday and he always struggled on that day. He was vulnerable and should not have been left alone.”

Andros, who previously said he feared George may have taken drugs, says he thinks traces of hard drugs would have been found by now. He added: “I can’t wait for the toxicology to show it wasn’t suicide.

Andros, who revealed George was set to host Christmas lunch for 20 guests at his second home in London, said he had been bowled over by the star’s fans since his death. He said: “I’d like to thank them for their incredible support.”

Asked about the funeral by The Sun on Sunday last night, Fadi said: “You shouldn’t be here, you are not welcome here.

“Just believe in love and believe in nice people — they exist.”