Stars together with comedians Alan Carr and Jo Brand, and Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood, have arrived in Kent for the funeral of Paul O'Grady - TV star, LGBTQ campaigner and animal lover.  

A personal funeral for O'Grady, who died on 28 March, will happen after a procession by means of the village of Aldington in Kent.

Actress Linda Henry, who performs Shirley Carter in EastEnders, LGBTQ rights campaigner Peter Tatchell and TV presenter Gaby Roslin had been additionally amongst these in attendance.

Dogs from Battersea Dogs & Cats Home will kind a guard of honour for the service, recognising his in depth work as an envoy for the charity.

Some canine could possibly be seen sporting jackets figuring out them as being from the house, with the phrase "rescue is best", as mourners gathered on Thursday.

O'Grady rehomed 5 canine from Battersea whereas he filmed Paul O'Grady: For The Love Of Dogs and greater than £270,000 has been raised for the charity since his dying.

Crowds gathered within the village, the place O'Grady lived for greater than 20 years, from mid-morning on Thursday.

Many introduced their canine. One pup in a pram had a photograph of O'Grady with a canine with the message "Thank you".

Celebrity chef Andi Oliver and Coronation Street star Sally Lindsay had been amongst these petting the animals.

Other mourners wore T-shirts that includes footage of canine.

Pupils from Aldington Primary School displayed a collage of canine drawings they'd finished inside a big coronary heart.

A bake sale was being organised outdoors the Walnut Tree pub with proceeds going to Battersea Dogs & Cats Home.

O'Grady, who rose to fame as his drag alter ego Lily Savage earlier than happening to host a string of tv programmes, died "unexpectedly but peacefully" at his house on 28 March on the age of 67.

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