Declan Donnelly has paid an emotional tribute to his brother, telling mourners his family “can’t believe he’s gone.”
Father Dermott Donnelly, 55, died in hospital earlier this month after falling ill. Hundreds gathered at St Mary’s Cathedral in Newcastle for Fr Dermott’s Requiem Mass on Friday, with more than 2,000 watching the service on a livestream.
ITV star Dec helped carry his brother’s coffin into the cathedral, while his friend and TV partner Ant McPartlin arrived separately. The pair hugged outside after the service, and there was applause from the mourners as the hearse pulled away.
