A guard of honour will be provided for Paul O' Grady's funeral today by dogs from Battersea
Paul O'Grady's funeral will take place today with a private service which will see dogs from Battersea Dogs & Cats Home forming a guard of honour.O’Grady rose to fame as his platinum wig-wearing drag queen alter ego Lily Savage before he went on to host a string of television programmes.
Following his death, Battersea set up a “tribute fund” which has raised more than £270,000 for the charity. It comes after O’Grady’s husband Andre Portasio posted in local Facebook groups, inviting the local school and community to line the streets to mourn the comedian, expressing his “deep gratitude” for the “overwhelming outpouring of support and love” he has received in the wake of O’Grady’s death.
His husband wrote: "While the funeral will be a private ceremony, as many of you know, Paul cared a lot about his local community.
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