The tragic news was broken to many by the BBC this evening (Monday 7th April) and has since been confirmed in a statement from her father. Peaches Geldof follows tragically in the footsteps of her mother, Paula Yates, who died at the age of 41 after an accidental heroin overdose. Peaches leaves behind a husband and two young sons. The cause of death has yet to be determined and there are currently no suggestions of any foul play.

After first making her name as a socialite, Peaches went on to write columns for national newspapers and presented her own programme entitled OMG! on ITV1, along with having success as a model.

Police are currently treating the death as “unexpected and sudden“.