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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Lucy Domachowski & Ellen Kirwin

Paul O'Grady funeral date and details confirmed

Paul O'Grady's funeral will take place this week and his fans have reportedly been invited to line the streets to mourn.

The 67-year-old comedian and presenter died at his home on March 28 "unexpectedly but peacefully" according to his husband, Andre Portasio. It was later confirmed the Lily Savage star died from sudden cardiac arrhythmia.

The British Heart Foundation describes sudden arrhythmic death syndrome - or SADS - as a person dying suddenly following a cardiac arrest where no obvious cause can be found. Before his death, Paul had spoken openly about his battles with heart disease and had endured three heart attacks before the age of 65.

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