Peaches Geldof, the daughter of Bob Geldof and the late Paula Yates, has died at the age of 25, reports the BBC. Wearing a demure white dress, Miss Geldof, the 23-year-old daughter of Sir Bob Geldof and Paula Yates showed off her little boy Astala . "Astala came running in to me in bed carrying a drawing he had done. He had no concerns for her well being. Peaches Geldof, second daughter of musician Bob Geldof and the late Paula Yates, has died aged 25, leaving a husband and two sons. April 21 Ms Geldof's funeral takes place at St Mary Magdalene and St Lawrence Church in Davington, near Faversham, where she married Mr Cohen in 2012. "The hope is that Phaedra is so young he wasn't aware of what was going on the most important thing is that he's OK, a source told the UK Sun. This was a significant achievement for her but for reasons we will never know prior to her death she returned to taking heroin., Celeb obsessed? On Country Home, Cohen sings about that fateful trip to their house. [36] On 3 July 2015, Kent Police announced that they had ended the investigation into her death, as they had "exhausted all lines of inquiry" trying to find out who had supplied Geldof with the Class A drug.[38]. She was found dead at her . All rights reserved. He had been staying at his parents house in south-east London the home he lives in now for the weekend with his sons. In a statement, Kent Police said: "Police were called at 13:35 BST on 7 April, 2014 to an address near Wrotham following a report of concern for the welfare of a woman. In September 2000 . Her husband returned from a weekend away to find her slumped dead on a bed, covered in needle puncture marks. With Tom, Phaedra and their other son Astala, two, at his parents, she had dinner with two of her best friends in London that Friday night before going to the cinema and staying over in Hampstead. Michelle Mone, the head of Ultimo underwear, said that "as a brand that targets young women, we feel it is impossible for Peaches to continue". TV personality Kelly Osborne tweeted that "words seem inadequate 2 express the sadness I feel about @peaches_g death". Peaches Geldof the last post was a photo with her mother. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? The caption simply read: "Me and my mum.". Kent Police said the media blackout was justified because their sole duty was to the coroner, once it had been established there was no foul play. seemed grimly inevitable when he took his own life in 2003, celebrity child of Bob Geldof and Paula Yates, was a vocal advocate of attachment parenting, Thomas Cohens debut album Bloom Forever is out through Stolen Recordings on 6 May. She was a Boomtown Rats fan and the couple started dating in 1976. . Peaches Geldof as a baby with parents Bob Geldof and Paula Yates, and sister Fifi Trixibelle "I remember the day my mother died, and it's still hard to talk about it," Peaches told Elle in 2012 . 7.45pm Ms Geldof has a 12 minute, 10 second phone conversation with the friend she had sent a message to at 7.01pm. At the very least, there can be some comfort that she wasn't by herself when she died.". Geldof, who appears to be mid conversation, never drops the phone, even as her 5-month-old tumbles on to the sidewalk, landing with his feet all the way out of the stroller. Thomas Cohen, who lost his wife Peaches Geldof in 2014, has opened up about raising his children as a single dad in a rare interview. Tom believed his wife when she told him she was taking, and passing, monthly drug tests. "Me and my mum" she captioned the snap before firing off a message to a friend about bathing her son and another to mother-in-law Susan about the boys. Just as her mother Paula Yates had passed away when Peaches was just 11 years old, the 25-year-old mother-of-two died of a heroin overdose. I dont really have expectations of what a dead body should be. He goes quiet for a second. He also asked Mr Cohen to confirm that he had searched the loft on occasion and found no evidence of drugs. Among friends and contemporaries paying tribute to Geldof online was BBC Radio 1 DJ Fearne Cotton, who tweeted: "I'm beyond shocked and saddened to hear about Peaches. So we all went to school and tried to act as if nothing had happened. Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in, Ms Geldof's husband tells inquest she was an addict who he suspected of lying about drug tests, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. I wanted an anchor - I craved it.". "We loved her and will cherish her forever. Peaches Geldof's baby son Phaedra was in the same house as his mother's body for 17 hours before the alarm was raised, an inquest into her tragic death heard today. I didn't start grieving for my mother properly until I was maybe 16.". "I shall bring them up with their mother in their hearts everyday. Perhaps the most shocking moment on Country Home comes when he sings: Why werent her eyes covered and closed, which is so direct I find it hard to ask him about it. Old needle puncture marks, as well as new, were found on his wifes body, the inquest was told. He had dropped off their two sons Astala, two, and Phaedra, one with his parents in south-east London, leaving his wife of two years behind. ALL FREE. The idea that I didn't want a nanny didn't seem to register, nor that doing night feeds and waking up at 6am doesn't factor in well with a wine-soaked dinner.". Peaches Geldof additionally died of a heroin overdose on the age of 25 in 2014. We loved her and will cherish her forever. "It hurt me. So, back then I was happy like, great, Ive got a subject!, Four of the songs on Bloom Forever were written before Peaches death, yet still exude an unsettling atmosphere. And it gave me a purpose, he says. Last time Cohen spoke to his wife was 5.40pm on Sunday and he said she was totally coherent. Born into fame as the second child of Bob Geldof and Paula Yates, Peaches Geldof's life was anything but ordinary. I mention that I met Peaches a couple of times myself while working at the NME. January 2014, at the premiere of The Wolf of Wall Street. I felt alienated and abandoned. He made her flush it down the toilet. 6581. She had started taking heroin again in February 2014, and .mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}6.9 grams (14oz) of the drug were found in the house. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. 3 of 50 4 of 50. A folded up pram, children's toys and a pink Minnie Mouse baby seat blocked the front doorway to the home, sat in the exact same place they were when Thomas found his wife unresponsive in an upstairs . A few months after her terrifying incident, Natalie began her weight loss . The journalist, model and television presenter had started using heroin in again in February this year, Cohen, told the hearing. Peaches Geldof's baby son Phaedra was in the same house as his mother's body for 17 hours before the alarm was raised, an inquest into her tragic death heard today. This article provides an overview of the events surrounding the death of Peaches Geldof, who was found dead in her apartment at 25. Peaches revealed it to Elle that, "I remember the day my mother died, and it's still hard to talk about it. Bob Geldof's agent has confirmed her death, reports the AP. She was also in a relationship with musician Michael Hutchence from the mid-1990s until . Yates's death came after she split with Bob Geldof and formed a relationship with INXS frontman Michael Hutchence, who then died in 1997. After moving out of her father's house at the age of eighteen, she rented a flat in Islington, London. And he had witnessed her flushing drugs she had hidden in the loft of their home inWrotham, Kent, down the toilet. The mother of two had struggled with addiction for almost three years and had been taking the heroin substitute methadone and having counselling. shoots, posing with his wife and kids in someone elses faux-glamorous home. Sarah Deen Wednesday 18 Aug 2021 5:10 pm. She was a woman of many talents but tragically died at the age of 25 in 2014 following a heroin overdose, as her inquest later concluded. Her father Bob Geldof said in a statement: "How is this possible that we will not see her again? It was about 5pm when Tom's father Keith Cohen dropped Phaedra off. Mon 7 Apr 2014 at 10:23. She completed her A-Levels and was accepted at Queen Mary & Westfield College, University of London, where she planned to study English literature and journalism, but deferred it to move to New York City[7] with her then-husband, Max Drummey. Peaches Geldof Dave J Hogan/Getty Images. The inquest heard how Peaches had puncture marks to the front of her right elbow and right thigh and had injected heroin with a purity of 61 percent compared to the usual street levels of 26 percent. Paula and Bob leave hospital with baby Peaches in 1989. Narny love Mama'. The death of the mother-of-two, who had worked as a DJ, model and . Had I made a mistake?" I could create something new, rather than just be a single father, which is also what I am, but a musician, too.. Inspired by classic 70s singer-songwriters such as Judee Sill or Townes Van Zandt, it takes a very simple approach to storytelling, documenting the last few years of his life in chronological order. In many ways, Bloom Forever is as positive an album as it is a tragic one it ends on Mother Mary, a song that again deals with Peaches death, but this time from a place of acceptance. "I just blocked it out. She was found dead at her home in Kent, with the coroner's report later confirming her cause of death as a heroin overdose. The 25-year-old daughter of rocker Bob Geldof was found dead Monday in her home near London a day after she posted a photo online of her as a baby with her mom, who died 14 years ago from a . Peaches Geldof had been communicating with friends and family just minutes before she died from a heroin overdose. Mr Cohen said his wife had been addicted to heroin but had come off it after long treatment and counselling by drug workers. His Press standards inquiry has called for a clampdown on police/media relations, with records of meetings and tighter curbs on briefings. DAILY. I didn't cry at her funeral. and Peaches Geldof died of a drugs overdose ten times bigger than the one that killed her mother Paula Yates. Cohen writes about the birth of his second child, Phaedra, on the albums title track. Also, no one wanted to hear about her babies. Theres not much poetry to it, he continues. Her body was found slumped on a bed, covered in needle puncture marks. This revelation appeared designed to protect her husband, as it came alongside a firm denial that he could face questioning or even arrest for drugs offences. And I do want to talk about it, in a very loving, kind way. Ms Geldof's body is removed from the property later that evening and taken to Darent Valley Hospital where she is identified by her father Bob Geldof. However, in all but name, Peaches, who has died unexpectedly aged 25, was a wild child, spending her teens indulging a love of parties and tattoos. Reportedly, Lovely Peaches shot at least one Instagram Live detailing how she would abuse her baby. The song Country Home describes returning to the home they shared together, Longing I know, to find you alone/At the top of the stairs in your wedding dress. Geldof was the second daughter of musician Bob Geldof and television presenter Paula Yates. The cause was hanging . She also worked as a model and, just last week, attended a launch for Tesco's F&F clothing range in London. Peaches Geldof's former country home now lies deserted and overgrown, Bob Geldof pictured with daughter Peaches in 2003, Paula Yates, Bob Geldof, Fifi Trixiebelle and new baby Peaches, Peaches had sons Astala and Phaedra with husband Thomas Cohen, Peaches was found dead at her country home in Kent, Peaches shared a picture of her late mum Paula, who also died from a heroin overdose, Peaches Geldof and Thomas Cohen attend the UK Premiere of The Wolf of Wall Street at Leicester Square. But, by 8pm, the inquest heard, she was dead. She was coming off codeine and was reducing her methadone.. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. I guess I will write a song about it in the future at some point, he says. It comes from a place of hurt, but it certainly doesnt hurt to sing it. Peaches' mother Paula died from a heroin overdose in 2000 leaving her and her sisters Pixie, Fifi and Tiger Lily to be brought up by Geldof. But the Leveson inquiry completely ignored the value of keeping the public informed of the actions of police as they investigate often controversial events as servants of the Crown. Thomas Cohen is considering what Peaches Geldof, his wife of 18 months when she died of a heroin overdose in April 2014, would have made of his new music. In a bedroom cupboard, police found a 500 bag of heroin with a high purity level of 61 per cent three times the normal concentration of street drugs. By Benge Nsenduluka, CP Reporter. She leaves her husband and sons; father Bob Geldof; sisters Fifi Trixibelle and Pixie; and younger half-sister, Tiger Lily Hutchence Geldof. [17], On 5 August 2008, Geldof married Max Drummey, an American musician from the band Chester French, at the Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas. Peaches Geldof, the daughter of Bob Geldof and the late Paula Yates, has been found dead at her home in Kent at the age of 25.