UPDATED 3.50PM: THE promising footballer who was stabbed to death outside his north London school last month has been remembered at an emotional funeral today.

Kiyan Prince, 15, was killed near the London Academy in Edgeware on May 18. A promising member of the Queens Park Rangers' youth team, Kiyan was stabbed in the chest following an altercation with another teenager.

More than 750 mourners, including students and footballers, packed the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Holloway, north London, to say goodbye.

Kiyan's white coffin was covered in white and pink roses, while many mourners wore pink, which was his favourite colour.

His father, Mark, said Kiyan was "not just a prince by name", according to the Press Association.

"As a prince, you have to conduct yourself as a prince, deal with people with love, and Kiyan really did," he said.

"If any of you young people want to look up to somebody and have a role model, use my son, he epitomised success in every area of his life."

Academy head teacher Phil Hearne said: "He was a beautiful young man, the kind of which in 22 years in schools I have never seen before. It did not matter to him anyone's age or religion, whether they were black, white or Asian.

"If they needed help and he thought he could help them, he did his best."

Following the tragic murder, Kiyan was described as a "lovely young man" and a "bright young talent" by his coaches and teachers.

QPR is trying to arrange a memorial match with Arsenal next season. Watford and Leeds footballers wore black armbands in the Championship play-off final in Cardiff as a mark of respect to Kiyan.

A 16-year-old boy from Edgware, who cannot be named for legal reasons, has been charged with his murder.

The attack highlighted Britain's knife culture and led to calls for better security at schools.