THE funeral of Newport teenager Xana Doyle will take place at at Newport Cathedral this afternoon.

The 19-year-old former Duffryn High School pupil, died from head injuries in a crash on Newport's Usk Way on January 9.

The funeral will begin at 2pm at Newport Cathedral followed by St Woolos Cemetery at 3.30pm.

Her family requested mourners wear traditional funeral dress with a red accessory, marking Miss Doyle’s favourite colour.

Miss Doyle had recently begun working at the Queens Hotel Wetherspoons in Bridge Street, which will be hosting her wake.

The popular teenager was also a trained beautician after completing an apprenticeship.

Her mother previously described her as the “life and soul of everything”, adding: “Xana was a funny, kind and loving daughter, sister, granddaughter, niece, cousin and friend.

“She was never without a smile or a kind word for the people she met.”

A second man has been charged over the crash which claimed Xana's life.