Earlier, Sir Jimmy's gold-coloured coffin was carried into the Queen's Hotel, a day before his funeral.
And it has emerged Sir Jimmy will be buried at an angle of 45 degrees at cemetery in Scarborough "to enable him to see the sea".
The Jim'll Fix It presenter, who died aged 84 at home in Leeds on 29 October, will be buried on Thursday.
Sir Jimmy owned a flat in the North Yorkshire seaside town and spent much of his time there.
His family has confirmed his burial will be a public event, including a final drive down Scarborough's well-known seafront.
The veteran broadcaster, who raised millions of pounds for charity, was found at his Roundhay flat two days before his 85th birthday.
Broadcasting legend Sir Jimmy was described by a friend as "a showman right till the end" as his gold-coloured coffin was displayed to the public as part of his three-day celebration of his life.The broadcaster's closed coffin, which will be displayed for most of Tuesday in the bar of the hotel, features a crucifix and was covered with white roses.
Pictures of Sir Jimmy, wearing his trademark round, pink-tinted glasses, were displayed in the room and the last cigar he ever smoked was placed in an ashtray on a table in front of the casket.
Also on the table were Sir Jimmy's two This Is Your Life books, another crucifix, a candle and another photograph of the presenter.
He will be buried with a Royal Marines medal and green beret and a Help for Heroes wristband. He will be wearing his own clothes.
When asked if the broadcasting icon would have approved of Tuesday's event, his friend Howard Silverman said he "would have loved it".
Mr Silverman, who was friends with Sir Jimmy for 40 years, said: "He was a showman right till the end. I think he would have liked it - it's just a pity he's not here to see it."
Mr Silverman, who is reading a eulogy at Wednesday's funeral at the Roman Catholic St Anne's Cathedral in Leeds, said the plans for the DJ's funeral were in keeping with his wishes.
"He would tell me all the things that he wanted," he said. "Standing up at a 45-degree angle in his grave and 'It was good while it lasted' on his headstone."
Funeral director Robert Morphet, of Joseph A Hey & Son Ltd, said he had never been asked to organise a three-day funeral and staff had been working 12 to 14-hour days to accommodate the 84-year-old broadcaster's wishes.
On Wednesday, Sir Jimmy's funeral cortege will visit his mother's house and the Leeds General Infirmary before arriving at the cathedral for a Requiem Mass.
On Thursday, the coffin will tour Scarborough, where he had a flat, to give people there the chance to pay their respects before Sir Jimmy is laid to rest at an angle in the most elevated plot in the cemetery.
Mr Morphet said: "As per Sir Jimmy's wishes, the casket will be at an angle of 45 degrees in the grave so he can see the sea.
"In my 32 years doing the job, I have never had a request like it."
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