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Ant McPartlin supports Declan Donnelly as late brother’s funeral takes place in Newcastle
Declan Donnelly was supported by his best friend and TV co-star Ant McPartlin at the funeral for his late brother, Father Dermot Donnelly.Donnelly was amongst the mourners carrying the coffin of his brother, Father Dermott Donnelly into St Mary’s Cathedral in Newcastle for a Requiem Mass.McPartlin was also pictured ahead of the service, which took place on Friday, alongside his wife Ann-Marie Corbett.The pair were both snapped looking sombre as they paid their final respects to Donnelly’s older brother.Catholic priest, Fr Donnelly, died aged 55 after he suffered a sudden serious illness.His death was announced on July 8 by the Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle, who said in a statement that the priest had ‘died peacefully this afternoon in hospital.’The Bishop said the news has ‘come as a great shock to all of us’, adding: ‘Please pray for the repose of his soul and keep his family, especially his mother, in your prayers at this difficult time.’His devastated brother later confirmed the news on Twitter, writing: ‘I am heartbroken to tell you that my darling brother Fr Dermott, @TweeterPriest, sadly passed away this afternoon.‘We are all beyond devastated.
