Shane MacGowan’s grieving wife Victoria Mary Clarke has shared a heartbreaking update about the music icon’s final days.
Fans across the world were left stunned last week when it was announced that the Fairytale of New York singer Shane had sadly passed away at the age of 65. The Pogues singer had been suffering ill health and battled viral encephalitis, spending most of the last year in and out of hospital.
In November, fans had hoped the wheelchair-bound singer was getting better as he was taken home following a year of being in the Intensive Care Unit. But his followers were left broken on Thursday (November 30) when it was announced he had passed away.
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While Shane was in hospital, his wife Victoria, who he married in 2018, kept fans updated on his health. And since the news of his tragic passing came to light, Victoria headed over to X formerly known as Twitter to share her thoughts with fans.
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She wrote: “It’s so hard to believe that someone could be so vibrant and beautiful and so determined to live only a few days ago. But so many people are losing loved ones all over the world. My prayers are for all of you guys as Shane’s would be.
“Shane was always able to smile right until the last and his smile had a way of lightning up everyone around him no matter how much he was struggling or in pain. I hope this smile can still work its magic.”
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A statement was released last week by Shane’s bandmates from The Pogues who announced the singer’s passing. On their official X/Twitter account, it read: “It is with the deepest sorrow and heaviest of hearts that we announce the passing of SHANE MACGOWAN. Shane died peacefully at 3am this morning (30 November, 2023) with his wife Victoria and family by his side.
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“Prayers and the last rites were read which gave comfort to his family. He is survived by his wife Victoria, his sister Siobhan and his father, Maurice, family and a large circle of friends. Further details will be announced shortly but the family ask for privacy at this very sad time.”
Victoria also headed over to Instagram and wrote: “I don’t know how to say this so I am just going to say it. Shane who will always be the light that I hold before me and the measure of my dreams and the love of my life and the most beautiful soul and beautiful angel and the sun and the moon and the start and end of everything that I hold dear has gone to be with Jesus and Mary and his beautiful mother Therese.”
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