Britain’s Got Talent Fans Donate More Than £7,000 To Ian Royce’s Funeral Fund

 

Britain’s Got Talent fans have donated more than £7,000 to the comedian Ian Royce’s funeral fund. 

Ian passed away aged 51 after he had served as the warm-up act on various ITV shows for 13 years. He died from ‘severe pneumonia and multiple organ failure’. 

The fundraising page was set up by his daughter Roxanne who wrote on the GoFundMe site that her father ‘was a funny, kind hearted and loved man who felt at home on a stage making everyone laugh’.

Britain’s Got Talent fans have donated more than £7,000 to the comedian Ian Royce’s funeral fund

She continued: ‘Above all he will be remembered for helping others and being a great dad’, explaining the funds will help his family pay for the ‘funeral and future memorial, with any remaining being shared amongst his favourite charities’. 

Along with other generous donations, Piers Morgan donated £640 to Ian’s funeral fund.

The Good Morning Britain host, 55, wrote ‘RIP Roycey, and thanks for all the laughs’ on the donation page.