A state funeral will be held for comedy legend Barry Humphries in Sydney, after his family declined to have a service in Melbourne.
The Melbourne-born actor died aged 89 in Sydney last month following complications from hip surgery.
The Victorian government reached out to his family to discuss a state service but they refused the offer and instead opted for the event to be held in NSW.
Details around the funeral preparations are still be finalised and will be shared at a later date.
Humphries reportedly suffered a series of health struggles in recent months following a fall earlier this year.
He leaves behind a wife Lizzie Spender, four children and 10 grandchildren.
Humphries delighted and outraged audiences for more than half a century and was a founding patron of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, leading to it naming its annual prize for most outstanding act after him in 2000.
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