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Patricia Routledge: Hundreds of mourners attend Keeping Up Appearances star’s funeral

The beloved television and West End actor died aged 96 last month

The Independent UK

Patricia Routledge an actress of ‘versatility’ and ‘humanity’, funeral told

Dame Patricia’s funeral was held at Chichester Cathedral in West Sussex, where the range of productions she starred in was described as extraordinary.

Evening Standard

Mourners gather for Keeping Up Appearances star Patricia Routledge’s funeral

The service, at Chichester Cathedral in West Sussex, heard the actress had donated more than £1 million to charities.

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Dominic Monaghan hails ‘one-off’ Patricia Routledge after death aged 96

The 48-year-old starred alongside the actress in BBC crime drama series Hetty Wainthropp Investigates.

Evening Standard

Beloved Actress Patricia Routledge Dead at 96 — A Look Back at Her Legendary Career

Dame Patricia Routledge, the legendary British actress who immortalised Hyacinth Bucket in Keeping Up Appearances, has died aged 96, leaving an extraordinary legacy across stage and screen.

International Business Times UK

From Hyacinth Bucket to Alan Bennett’s muse: Patricia Routledge’s utterly unique TV career

She wowed in Coronation Street, inspired Victoria Wood and in Keeping Up Appearances transformed a grotesque comic creation into a character we’ll never forget. Routledge was a talent like no other

The Guardian - UK

Dame Patricia Routledge obituary

Formidable and versatile actor best known for her comic turn as the snobbish Hyacinth Bucket in the BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances

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Patricia Routledge death latest: Keeping Up Appearances fans pay tribute to sitcom star

Actor was best known for playing snobby sitcom character Hyacinth Bucket

The Independent UK

Patricia Routledge brought humanity to an array of eccentrics, from Hyacinth Bucket to Lady Bracknell

The versatile star, who has died aged 96, portrayed absurdly pretentious and apparently grotesque characters with wonderful sympathy

The Guardian - UK

Dame Patricia Routledge dead aged 96: Keeping Up Appearances star has passed away, agent announces

The British star, who played Hyacinth Bucket in the beloved BBC comedy from 1990 to 1995, died ‘peacefully in her sleep’

Evening Standard

Patricia Routledge death: Keeping Up Appearances star dies, aged 96

Actor rose to fame as the endearing snob Hyacinth Bucket in the BBC sitcom

The Independent UK

It’s Bouquet! Comedy star Patricia Routledge captured hearts as TV’s Hyacinth

Dame Patricia Routledge was best known for her role in Keeping Up Appearances but also had a long career on stage.

Evening Standard

Keeping Up Appearances actor Patricia Routledge dies aged 96

The actor was best known for her role as the pretentious housewife Hyacinth Bucket, and for the series Hetty Wainthropp Investigates

The Guardian - UK

Harold Snoad obituary

BBC comedy producer who directed the hit sitcoms Keeping Up Appearances and Ever Decreasing Circles

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‘It awakened something in me’: the best LGBTQ TV shows ever – from Drag Race to Will & Grace

As Queer As Folk turns 25, stars from the community celebrate the television that has most inspired them, including lesbian witches, the RuPaul show that took over the planet … plus Eddie and Patsy

The Guardian - UK

Kaye Adams: ‘My accent went very Hyacinth Bucket until I returned to Scottish Television’

The journalist and presenter on the orange MG she painted green, not daring to watch Andy Murray and the charm of live TV

Wales Online

Tourists still flocking to Keeping Up Appearances house 30 years on

The property where Hyacinth Bucket lived is a popular spot for photographs decades after the show first aired

Evening Standard

Dame Patricia Routledge says ‘late Pope Benedict was said to be an unlikely fan of Keeping Up Appearances’

The actress, who played the ever snobbish Hyacinth Bucket, reveals the BBC sitcom’s unlikely fans

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Josephine Tewson obituary

Veteran stage and screen actor admired for her comic timing, best known for Keeping Up Appearances and Last of the Summer Wine

Daily Record

Josephine Tewson, star of BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances, dies age 91

Josephine's role as Elizabeth Warden – Hyacinth Bucket's long-suffering neighbour – saw her become a household name.

Manchester Evening News

Former Keeping Up Appearances star Josephine Tewson dies aged 91

Josephine Tewson was best known for her role in the BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances

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