Funeral of Janey Godley to happen after ‘remaining tour’
The funeral of Scottish comic Janey Godley is about to happen after a two-day “remaining tour” of the cities she beloved.
Godley died on November 2 aged 63 after receiving palliative therapy for terminal most cancers.
Her funeral can be held at St Mary’s Cathedral within the west finish of Glasgow on Saturday after a hearse carrying her coffin travelled via the centre of Edinburgh on Friday.
Her daughter Ashley Storrie described the journey as her mom’s “remaining tour, within the two cities she beloved with all her coronary heart”.
Godley, who discovered viral fame along with her dubbed parodies of then Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon’s coronavirus information briefings through the pandemic, revealed she had ovarian most cancers in November 2021.
On Friday the hearse travelled alongside the Royal Mile and Lawnmarket in Edinburgh with a “pause for reflection” at St Giles’ Cathedral earlier than travelling on to Glasgow.
Her funeral on Saturday can be live-streamed on YouTube and people attending the service have been requested to put on vibrant colors if they want, reasonably than conventional apparel.
In a press release her household stated: “Janey Godley, a daughter of Glasgow, was born, raised, lived, and died within the metropolis. She was Glasgow, and it was a part of her.
“It was essential to her that her funeral be open to all – to the individuals who adopted and supported her all through her profession and, extra importantly, via these previous couple of years with overwhelming love and kindness.”
Hiya buddies, Ashley right here. This weekend is mum’s funeral. I’ll be heading to Edinburgh tomorrow to observe her automobile journey the royal mile, I’m positive I’ll see a few of you there. after which on Saturday her funeral is in Glasgow. You’re all welcome. It’s what she wished x pic.twitter.com/SwhrLBQDBy
— Janey Godley (@JaneyGodley) November 28, 2024
A personal service at a crematorium will comply with the funeral.
Godley was given the all-clear in 2022 however later that 12 months she introduced one other scan had proven indicators of the illness in her stomach.
Nevertheless, she stated she would proceed touring along with her Not Useless But gigs.
In 2023 she received the inaugural Sir Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow Award on the Glasgow Worldwide Comedy Pageant.
In September this 12 months, she cancelled her autumn tour after her stage 4 ovarian most cancers, which had been saved at bay via NHS therapy over the previous couple of years, returned with what she stated had been added problems.
She died peacefully within the Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice in Glasgow, surrounded by her family members, her administration firm stated.
