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Rock stars joined friends and family on Monday at a 12th century church in Kent for the private funeral of Peaches Geldof, the model and journalist who died suddenly earlier this month. Rock stars and royalty joined friends and family on Monday at a 12th century Kentish church for the funeral of Peaches Geldof, the mother, model and journalist who died suddenly on 7 April.
Her father, Sir Bob Geldof, the singer and Live Aid founder, was expected to pay tribute to his 25-year-old daughter in front of mourners who included Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, and the musician Jools Holland. Former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman, BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show presenter Nick Grimshaw, journalist Mariella Frostrup, and model and television personality Jo Wood also attended. Her father, Sir Bob Geldof, the singer and Live Aid founder, is thought to have paid tribute to his 25-year-old daughter at the private service in front of mourners who included Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, and the musician Jools Holland. Former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman, BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show presenter Nick Grimshaw, and models Alexa Chung and Kate Moss were among those who arrived in front of local onlookers and press.
The funeral took place at St Mary Magdalene and St Lawrence Church in Davington, near Faversham, Kent, the church where Geldof's mother, Paula Yates, was laid to rest following a heroin overdose in 2000. It neighbours the Davington Priory estate, owned by the Boomtown Rats singer, and is also where Yates married Geldof in 1986 and where Peaches Geldof married Thomas Cohen in 2012. Wellwishers left bouquets and cards outside the entrance to the property's driveway. The funeral took place at the Anglican church of St Mary Magdalene and St Lawrence, which neighbours the Geldof family's Davington Priory estate near Faversham. It was the location of the wedding of Peaches' parents, Sir Bob and the TV presenter Paula Yates. It was also where Yates's funeral was held in 2000 following an accidental heroin overdose, and Peaches' 2012 marriage to Thomas Cohen, former lead singer of the rock band Scum.
A hearse carrying Geldof's coffin, painted sky blue, with clouds and flowers along the side and a picture of her young family and two dogs painted on the back, drew into the Davington Priory estate just before 1pm. A growing crowd of local wellwishers lined the street leading up to the church to see the hearse arrive. The actor Jamie Winstone, model Alexa Chung and rock singer Johnny Borrell were pictured arriving before the service. The cover of the order of service featured a black-rimmed portrait of "Peaches Honeyblossom Geldof Cohen" in the white lace wedding dress she wore that day. Members of the public left bouquets and cards outside the entrance to the property's driveway. One read: "Dear Sir Bob and family, so sorry to hear about your beautiful angel Peaches."
Geldof's sudden death on 7 April remains unexplained after initial postmortem results were inconclusive pending the results of toxicology tests. Her body was found at the home in Wrotham, Kent, where she was bringing up her young sons Astala, 23 months, and 11-month-old Phaedra. Officers from Kent police were called "following a report of concern for the welfare of a woman" and said the death was being treated as a "non-suspicious" and "unexplained". They declined to confirm or deny reports that no drugs or suicide note were found at the home. A black hearse carrying Geldof's sky blue coffin with pictures of clouds and flowers painted on the sides and a painting of her with Cohen, her infant sons Astala and Phaedra and their pet dogs on one end, drew into the Davington Priory estate just before 1pm. The actor Jamie Winstone, rock singer Johnny Borrell and journalist Mariella Frostrup were pictured arriving before the service. Pavlos, the crown prince of Greece, and Princess Chantal of Hanover were among the minor European royals in attendance.
Geldof's sudden death remains unexplained after initial postmortem results were inconclusive pending the results of toxicology tests. Her body was found at the home in Wrotham, Kent, where she was bringing up her young sons who turn one and two this month. Officers from Kent police were called "following a report of concern for the welfare of a woman" and said the death was being treated as a "non-suspicious" and "unexplained". They declined to confirm or deny reports that no drugs or suicide note were found at the home.
In an article written shortly before her death Geldof wrote that she had found "bliss" in family life and described herself as "happier than ever".In an article written shortly before her death Geldof wrote that she had found "bliss" in family life and described herself as "happier than ever".
She spoke of her "really unstable upbringing" but said she had put aside her "wild child" tendencies behind to embrace motherhood. Her father, his partner Jeanne Marine, and her sisters Fifi Trixibelle, Pixie and Tiger released a statement describing her as "the wildest, funniest, cleverest, wittiest and the most bonkers of all of us". Her father released a statement describing her as "the wildest, funniest, cleverest, wittiest and the most bonkers of all of us".