A year on from the singer's untimely death, his widow says she struggles with how they are now in “different realms” after their incredible love story of 40 years
Victoria Mary Clarke has revealed Shane MacGowan’s last words to her as she prepares to mark his first anniversary next week: “I love you.”
A year on, she says she struggles with how they are now in “different realms” after their love story of 40 years. The artist and writer said: “I want to be with him. Whether I’m with him there, or he’s with me here. She listens back to taped recordings of herself and Shane in conversation, to feel close to him. She made the tapes of their chats for her 2001 book A Drink With Shane MacGowan, which told of life with the songwriting star.
Looking back on Shane’s funeral in Fairy-tale last year, she agrees it was the best ever seen in Ireland. What will Victoria do this year to mark Shane’s first anniversary on November 30? She said: “Something a bit quieter, I will probably go to Mass. It’s a difficult one.
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