Paul O'Grady was an ambassador for Battersea Dogs & Cats home, adopting five dogs from the centre while he filmed there for his TV show, and welcoming the likes of Queen Elizabeth and the Queen Consort Camilla to the venue.
Dogs from the famous Battersea rescue centre will form a guard of honour as part of a private funeral service for Paul O'Grady.
O'Grady, who rose to fame with his drag alter-ego Lily Savage before going on to host a number of popular television and radio shows,His funeral will take place today, and will see a number of dogs form the guard of honour in a special nod to his extensive work with the Battersea Dogs & Cats Home, for which he was an ambassador, as well as rehoming five dogs from there while he filmed his award-winning show Paul O'Grady: For The Love Of Dogs.
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