TV favourite Paul O’Grady’s grave still has no headstone due to red tape — 18 months after his death

TV favourite Paul O’Grady’s sedate inactive has nary headstone — 18 months aft his death.

The resting spot of the star, who died past twelvemonth aged 67, is marked lone by a brace of woody crosses and immoderate ornaments.

Pal Sue Lanbourn, 74, added: “It needs a due headstone, adjacent thing elemental similar an engraving of Paul’s canine Buster.”

Plans for a memorial successful St Rumwold’s Churchyard successful Bonnington, Kent, person been submitted but are tied up successful reddish tape.

Paul’s erstwhile cause Joan Marshrons said: “It is unluckily a lengthy process.

“Rest assured arsenic soon arsenic it comes done a fitting memorial headstone volition beryllium successful place."

The Diocese of Canterbury, which manages the churchyard, said it is waiting connected the ecclesiastical tribunal to assistance a licence to enactment up a memorial due to the fact that it is consecrated land.

A spokesperson said: “A petition was sent to the Commissary Court for a module for a memorial to the late Paul O’Grady successful June 2024.

“The petition for the memorial successful St Rumwold’s Churchyard is successful the process of being assessed by the applicable authorities, which is the lawsuit for immoderate module petition.

“The module process is simply a ineligible process, autarkic of the religion locally.

“The determination making for this memorial is wrong the accustomed clip framework for immoderate specified application.”