Richard Branson's mum dead: Tributes paid to billionaire's 'wonderful' mother

dailystar.co.uk:

coronavirus.The Virgin boss, 70, announced her death on Twitter.In the heartfelt post, he said he wanted to "celebrate her wonderful life”.The billionaire said she had “held on for one last victory” and managed to fight off Covid-19 - but “expended all of her energy” in the battle.He wrote: I’m sorry to share that, sadly like a lot of people’s mums and dads right now in these days of Covid, my mum Eve has also passed away. "Rather than mourn her loss, I wanted to celebrate her wonderful life & the joy she brought to so many."The billionaire also shared a link to a longer blog post marking her death on Virgin’s website.He said she had “also passed away from Covid”, adding: “She held on for one last victory, managing to fight off the virus,.