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Peaches Geldof mourned at church where she married

Geldof, a media and fashion personality in her own right and mother of two boys aged 23 months and 11 months, was found dead at her home in Wrotham, Kent, in southern England, on April 7.

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Mourners included former Rolling Stones bass player Bill Wyman and Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York. Photos: EPA, AFP
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Celebrities from Britain's television and music worlds attended the funeral yesterday of Peaches Geldof, the 25-year-old daughter of Band Aid founder Bob Geldof whose death two weeks ago remains unexplained.

Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman, model Kate Moss and Sarah Ferguson, the ex-wife of Prince Andrew, were among the mourners gathered to pay tribute to Geldof, whose coffin arrived painted with blue sky, clouds, flowers, and a portrait of her young family and two dogs.

Geldof, a media and fashion personality in her own right and mother of two boys aged 23 months and 11 months, was found dead at her home in Wrotham, Kent, in southern England, on April 7.

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British police are treating her sudden death as "non-suspicious but unexplained". A post-mortem examination proved inconclusive pending toxicology tests that could take weeks.

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A hearse carrying Geldof's coffin drew into the Davington Priory estate just before 1pm. A growing crowd of well-wishers 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.

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Her father was scheduled to deliver the eulogy at the private funeral held at the same church in Davington, Kent, where Peaches married musician Thomas Cohen in 2012 and near where she grew up.

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