Paul O'Grady posted about his grief for one of his beloved pets just days before he died on Tuesday evening, aged 67.

The national treasure, legendary comedian and creator of iconic drag queen persona, Lily Savage, died ‘unexpectedly but peacefully’ this week.

O’Grady’s love for all things furred or feathered was well-known. He lived in a farmhouse in Kent with his husband and a menagerie of animals including four dogs, goats, sheep, chickens and barn owls.