Shane MacGowan’s cause of death revealed as wife honours “the blessings he brought”

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Shane MacGowan‘s cause of death has been revealed after The Pogues frontman’s passing last week.The Irish singer-songwriter died from pneumonia in hospital, aged 65, on November 30, as shared by his wife Victoria Mary Clarke in The New York Times.He died “peacefully” and was surrounded by his family, while tributes have since poured in for the ‘Fairytale Of New York’ musician from the likes of Nick Cave and U2.Details around MacGowan’s death come after Clarke shared on social media that her husband was “so determined to live only a few days ago”.In another fresh tribute shared over the weekend, she wrote that “losing Shane has been the thing that I feared most for a very long time, almost since we first got together”.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 ❤️ pic.twitter.com/rVRDFtnlm8— @victoriamary (@Victoriamary) December 4, 2023Clarke added in an Instagram post: “I just wanted to say that there has been so much love and support from so many people that it’s like being on the Titanic and then finding a life raft.“It’s rough and it’s choppy and it’s freezing and scary but there is a feeling that safety is not too far away.

Some of the messages and gestures of support have been incredibly moving and unexpected and I really really hope that Shane can see how much he is loved by so many people of all ages and kinds.”The Irish journalist and author went on to describe her late husband as a “very shy guy who didn’t really share his deepest self with very many people even though he was also a true humanitarian and he really loved.