NICOLA Sturgeon has shared a "random coincidence" as hundreds of fans gathered to watch Janey Godley's hearse travel along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile.
The Scottish comedian’s coffin was driven down the famous street in Edinburgh, a city her daughter Ashley Storrie previously described as her “beloved festival home”, today ahead of her funeral on Saturday.
Godley will rest at St Mary’s Cathedral in Glasgow’s west end, where her funeral will take place.
Storrie described the journey as her mother’s “final tour, in the two cities she loved with all her heart”.
Close friend Sturgeon has shared "one of those random coincidences the universe sometimes serves up" which happened when the hearse was being driven to Glasgow.
The former first minister shared on her Instagram: "In one of those random coincidences the universe sometimes serves up, having been unable to make Janey's Edinburgh send off today, I found myself right behind her on the M8 back to Glasgow.
"I found myself having a hilarious convo with her in my head. 'You better no crash intae the back ae me', I could hear her say!"
She added: "It was an honour to chum you home, pal. See you tomorrow."
Godley, who found viral fame with her dubbed parodies of Sturgeon’s coronavirus news briefings during the pandemic, revealed she had ovarian cancer in November 2021.
Her funeral on Saturday will be live-streamed on YouTube and those attending the service have been asked to wear bright colours if they wish, rather than traditional attire.
A private service at a crematorium will follow the funeral.
Godley was given the all-clear in 2022 but later that year she announced another scan had shown signs of the disease in her abdomen.
However, she said she would continue touring with her Not Dead Yet gigs.
In September this year, she cancelled her autumn tour after her stage four ovarian cancer, which had been kept at bay through NHS treatment over the last few years, returned with what she said were added complications.
She died peacefully in the Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice in Glasgow, surrounded by her loved ones, her management company said.
