Stars bid sad final farewell to Irish-born Danny La Rue

STARS including Barbara Windsor, Ronnie Corbett and Roy Hudd gathered to say farewell to Danny La Rue.

The female impersonator described as “a star performer and a star human being” died peacefully in his sleep just before midnight on May 31 following a short illness.

His glittering career spanned some 60 years and he died aged 81 after battling cancer.

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