Battersea Dogs and Cats Home is naming its state-of-the-art animal hospital ‘The Paul O’Grady Veterinary Hospital’.

Today would have marked the 11th anniversary of the entertainer becoming an ambassador for the charity.

Almost 20,000 donations were made to Battersea following his death in March with a massive £480,000 raised.

Battersea will also be sharing over a fifth of the funds raised between five other animal charities close to Paul’s heart.