Comedian Godley to go on 'final tour' before funeral

The ceremonial of comedian Janey Godley volition instrumentality spot implicit 2 days crossed 2 cities arsenic portion of a “final tour” of Scotland.

A hearse volition question done Edinburgh connected 29 November successful tribute to her “beloved festival home” earlier returning to Glasgow connected 30 November for the ceremony.

The ceremonial for the comic, who died connected 2 November aged 63 aft receiving palliative attraction for terminal cancer, volition instrumentality spot astatine St Mary’s Cathedral successful the city’s westbound end.

Her daughter, Ashley Storrie, confirmed the arrangements connected societal media.

Godley, who found viral fame with her dubbed parodies of past Scottish archetypal curate Nicola Sturgeon's coronavirus quality briefings during the pandemic, revealed she had ovarian crab successful November 2021.

She had been owed to embark connected a circuit entitled “Not Dead Yet,” but was forced to cancel it aft her information worsened.

Godley was fixed the all-clear successful 2022 but aboriginal that twelvemonth announced different scan had shown signs of the illness successful her abdomen.

In the societal media station her girl said: "Here's the details of Janey's last tour, convey you for each the emotion and kindness successful this past week.

"For the past fewer years of Ma's life, it was important to her that she shared her travel with everyone, to connection enactment for others connected the aforesaid way and to item the symptoms of Ovarian Cancer - each of people successful her precise singular Janey style, with laughter and candour.

"So galore of you who person travelled with america connected this travel privation to bid her a last farewell, truthful here's the details of my mum's last tour, successful the 2 cities she loved with each her heart."

The hearse volition question on the Royal Mile and Lawnmarket successful Edinburgh with a "pause for reflection" astatine St Giles' Cathedral earlier travelling on Cockburn Street, Market Street and connected to Glasgow.

After the ceremonial connected Saturday determination volition beryllium a backstage work astatine a crematorium.

Ms Storrie said her parent asked that alternatively of accepted ceremonial attire, those who privation to bash truthful should deterioration agleam colours to observe her life.

She besides asked that nary flowers beryllium sent but said radical were invited to lend to the Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice oregon immoderate foundation of their choice.

Godley won the inaugural Sir Billy Connolly Spirit of Glasgow Award astatine the Glasgow International Comedy Festival.

She died peacefully successful the Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice successful Glasgow, surrounded by her loved ones, her absorption institution said past weekend.