He was their greatest champion and most stalwart supporter, so it was only fitting that some of Paul O’Grady’s beloved pooches from Battersea Dogs & Cats Home lined the streets as a canine guard of honour for his funeral.
The comedian and presenter, who died last month aged 67, was a passionate ambassador for the charity, warming the nation’s hearts with his series Paul O’Grady: For the Love of Dogs, in which he appealed for people to adopt the abandoned pets he introduced each week.
High-profile friends, among them Ronnie and Sally Wood, comedians Alan Carr and Jo Brand and TV presenter Gaby Roslin, joined mourners as the funeral cortège passed through Aldington, Kent, where Paul lived with husband Andre Portasio plus their goats, chickens, barn owl and, of course,…
