Hundreds lined the street today as the funeral of TV presenter Paul O'Grady took place.
The star's funeral took place in the Kent village of Aldington and saw many famous faces including The Rolling Stones Ronnie Wood, Jo Brand and Alan Carr attended the service.
O'Grady's husband Andre Portasio was present as he rode in the carriage drawn by two black horses and decorated with a wreath of their dog Buster, with one of their other dogs, Conchita
The private funeral was held at St Rumwold’s Church in the village of Bonnington in Kent on Thursday afternoon, conducted by Reverend Canon Roger Martin.
The service had a number of personal tributes to O’Grady, including a bronze statue of his beloved late dog Buster that had been placed on top of a leopard-print throw.
A photo of a smiling O’Grady was centred at the front of the Grade I listed parish church surrounded by arrangements of lilies in a nod to his drag alter ego, Lily Savage.
A trio of puppies from the Battersea Dogs And Cats Home greeted friends and family arriving for the funeral.
Mr Martin welcomed family and friends including comedian Clary, actress Dame Sheila Hancock, and the late Dame Barbara Windsor’s widower Scott Mitchell.
The Salvation Army Band played songs such as Tomorrow from the musical Annie, which O’Grady was starring in a touring production at the time of his death.
O’Grady, who rose to fame as Lily Savage before going on to host a string of television programmes as himself, died “unexpectedly but peacefully” at his home on March 28 at the age of 67.
Born in Birkenhead on the Wirral, Merseyside, he later adopted Kent as his home for more than 20 years.
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