Shane MacGowan's wife makes heartbreaking confession of final days before his death

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The wife of The Pogues singer Shane MacGowan has said the late singing icon was "so vibrant and beautiful and so determined to live only a few days ago" before his death at the age of 65.Victoria Mary Clarke was at the side of the Fairytale of New York hitmaker along with his family when he died “peacefully” at 3am on Thursday last week, just weeks before his 66th birthday on Christmas Day.On Monday, Victoria wrote on X, formerly Twitter: "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."The Irish journalist, 57, had been keeping fans regularly updated on his health condition and in late November she said he was recently discharged from St Vincent’s Hospital in Dublin.In a follow-up post on Monday, she also wrote: "Shane was always able to smile right until the last and his smile had a way of lighting up everyone around him no matter how much he was struggling or in pain."I hope this smile can still work its magic." Join the Daily Record's WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. He had been diagnosed with encephalitis following his latest bout of ill health and after years of alcohol and substance abuse.According to the New York Times, his wife said he died of pneumonia.

Irish outlets have reported that his funeral will be held at St Mary’s Of The Rosary Church in Nenagh, County Tipperary on Friday, and will be open to the public.The undertaker is JJ Ryan’s in Nenagh and the cremation will be private.