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The unlikely union of the scrawny, sweary Irish big-mouth and his petite, pouty, London bohemian girlfriend caught the imagination of the Press, and provided an endless stream of gossip-fodder until the couple broke up 19 years later.

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It felt cruel that a man who had borne such sadness and loss in his life had been dealt yet another agonising blow.įrom the mid-Seventies, the rock star and global charity fundraiser was as famous in the UK for his relationship with model and TV presenter Paula Yates (they met in 1976, when he was the frontman of rising pop-punk band The Boomtown Rats and she was a 17-year-old music fan) as he was for any of his work. Many of us thought immediately of Bob Geldof when we heard Peaches had died.

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Receive today's headlines directly to your inbox every morning and evening, with our free daily newsletter.Įnter email address This field is required Sign Up How is this possible that we will not see her again? How is that bearable?'ĭaily Headlines & Evening Telegraph Newsletter Instead, it sounded like the honest voice of a hit-for-six dad being repeatedly assaulted by the shock of writing about his child in the past tense. Geldof's tribute dispensed with the usual formalities of public statements. This was a man who knew his child intimately, who had rolled his eyes at her daft behaviour, but secretly cherished it. Bob Geldof's description of Peaches as 'the wildest, funniest, cleverest, wittiest and the most bonkers of all of us' struck a chord as the kind of adoring, frank, perceptive citation any daughter would give her eye-teeth to pull from her dad. Her father's tribute was the most moving of all – a mixture of heartfelt love, paternal affection, and unpalatable grief. The shock of her sudden silencing at such an unspeakably tender age felt like something that just shouldn't, couldn't, have been allowed to happen. We've seen her develop from a fat-cheeked little toddler surrounded by sisters, to a pretty young woman whose every move – mistaken or inspired – was documented by a fascinated tabloid Press. We all know so much about the second daughter of Bob Geldof and Paula Yates. Perhaps some of the impact of Peaches Geldof's death can be explained by a national familiarity with her life. Twitter filled up with expressions of horror and sadness from people who had never met her, but felt oddly troubled and upset by the news of her death. Tributes poured in, from celebrities who knew her – long-term friend Lily Allen, wrote: 'Peaches, rest in peace gorgeous girl' publishing entrepreneur James Brown said simply that he felt 'sick' – and there weren't many who didn't – Nadine Coyle said she had loved 'seeing her progress with her babies'' Hollywood actress Susan Sarandon stated: 'No words can express any comfort at the loss of a child and mother as beautiful as Peaches Geldof'. Whether you admired or were indifferent to Peaches, it was sickening to think of such a vibrant and alive young thing, a seemingly happy and at peace mother of two infant sons, being lost to her family at such an early age. Social media always sees a flutter of exclamation, shock and tasteless jokes when a celebrity dies unexpectedly, but normal service is usually resumed within the hour, once the compulsive commentators have had their eye caught by a fresh thought, a new revelation. Even in a smartphone-infested world where newsflashes announcing natural disasters, tragic accidents and sudden deaths routinely crash into our lives with a 'stop what you're doing' klaxon, the news that Peaches Geldof had died at 25 sent profound tremors around the country on Monday.

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