Dogs from Battersea Dogs & Cats house will kind a guard of honour as a part of a non-public funeral service for Paul O’Grady in Kent.
O’Grady, who rose to fame together with his drag alter-ego Lily Savage earlier than happening to host plenty of widespread tv and radio reveals, died “unexpectedly but peacefully” at his house on 28 March on the age of 67.
His funeral will happen on Thursday, and can see plenty of canine kind the guard of honour in a particular nod to his in depth work with the well-known rescue centre, for which he was an envoy. He rehomed 5 canine from there whereas he filmed his award-winning present Paul O’Grady: For The Love Of Dogs.
More than £270,000 has been raised for the charity since O’Grady’s demise.
The Salvation Army can also be anticipated to play through the service.
Details of his funeral procession have been revealed earlier within the week by his husband Andre Portasio, who stated he was grateful for the “overwhelming outpouring of support and love I have received since the passing of our beloved Paul O’Grady”.
“Your kind messages, beautiful flowers, and thoughtful texts of condolences have brought me comfort and solace during this difficult time.”
He revealed the funeral could be a non-public ceremony, however added that the TV star “cared a lot about his local community” and, subsequently, a funeral procession will cross by way of Aldington earlier than heading to the church “as a way of marking Paul’s affection for the area”.
Residents are invited to face on Forge Hill or New Road Hill between 2.10pm and a pair of.45pm, though Mr Portasio requested them to “respect the villagers and the local area”.
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O’Grady lived in Aldington, close to Ashford, for greater than 20 years and was a widely known face within the village.
According to native media, he attended summer time fetes, supported the first faculty and final yr judged a neighborhood canine present held on the village inexperienced.
He married Mr Portasio, a former skilled dancer, in 2017.
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