Charlie had spoken highly of Daniel, sharing a story from when the pair of them appeared on The Late Late Show, when Daniel gave him a gift of rosary beads, which Charlie then carried with him every day
Musician Daniel O'Donnell has paid tribute to friend Charlie Bird following the sad news of his passing.
Read more: George Lee becomes emotional as he pays tribute to friend Charlie Bird: 'It has come as a shock' Reflecting on their friendship he said: "I have only known Charlie just since two years ago, although I know him all my life, like everybody else." "I spoke to him before he went on and was aware of why he was there, and I was just wishing him luck."
As I was telling them, there was a message that Charlie wanted to make contact with me. And I wanted to tell him that I would support him, but I did not want to go into his space, on his journey... then when I made contact with him after The Late Late Show, he told me that it meant the world to him."
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