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Danny La Rue: A life in sequins

Danny La Rue: 1965: Danny La Rue in his dressing room
1965: Danny La Rue prepares for a show in his dressing room Photograph: Ben Jones/Rex Features
Danny La Rue: 1965: Danny La Rue preparing for a show
1965: All aflutter ... La Rue attaches his false eyelashes before a show Photograph: Ben Jones/Rex Features
Danny La Rue: 1965: Danny La Rue standing outside his nightclub
1965: Standing outside his nightclub in Hanover Square, London Photograph: Ben Jones/Rex Features
Danny La Rue: 1969: Danny La Rue in drag during a Royal Command performance
1969: Danny La Rue at a Royal Command performance. He was the first female impersonator to be invited to perform in front of the Queen Photograph: Les Lee/Getty Images
Danny La Rue: 1970: Danny La Rue applying make-up in his dressing room
1970: Danny La Rue applying make-up in his dressing room before going on stage Photograph: James Jackson/Evening Standard/Hulton Archive
Danny La Rue: 1972: The Queen Mother swaps jokes with Ken Dodd and Danny La Rue
1972: The Queen Mother jokes with Danny La Rue and Ken Dodd after a Royal Variety Performance at the London Palladium Photograph: Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty
Danny La Rue: 1974: Danny La Rue pouring out champagne at the Talk of the Town restaurant
1974: Danny La Rue in celebratory mood with fellow entertainers Freddie Starr, Colin Crompton and Bernard Manning Photograph: PA
Danny La Rue: 1978: Danny La Rue as the Merry Widow Twanky in Aladdin
1978: Panto days ... In costume as the Merry Widow Twanky in Aladdin at the London Palladium Photograph: PA
Danny La Rue: 1989: Danny La Rue performing
1989: On stage Photograph: Dezo Hoffmann/Rex Features
Danny La Rue: 2000: Danny La Rue in his dressing room at a theatre in Woking
2000: In full feather ... La Rue in his dressing room at a theatre in Woking Photograph: Martin Godwin
Danny La Rue: 2001: A portrait of Danny La Rue
2001: A recent portrait Photograph: Woman's Weekly/Rex Features
Danny La Rue: 2005: Danny La Rue arrives at the UK premiere of 'Mrs Henderson Presents'
2005: Arriving at the UK premiere of Mrs Henderson Presents in London Photograph: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images
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