Boyzone singer Stephen Gately dead at 33

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The funeral of late Boyzone singer Stephen Gately, who died on the Spanish island of Majorca over the weekend, will be held in Dublin on Saturday, his bandmates said on their website on Wednesday. The 33-year-old's body has been released by Spanish authorities following an autopsy and will be repatriated to his native Ireland on Friday, they added.
A post mortem revealed on Tuesday that Gately died of natural causes due to fluid on the lungs, a court official said.
"He is now lying in a chapel of rest in a small village in the hills of Majorca whilst repatriation formalities continue," the remaining four members of the boy band said.
"Ronan, Keith, Mikey & Shane visited Stephen's parents in Dublin on Tuesday to pay their respects and confirm the family's final wishes for Stephen. The Boyz plan to return to Majorca on Friday to bring their brother back home to Dublin." There will be a private family mass in Dublin on Friday night followed by a funeral service at St. Lawrence O'Toole church on Saturday at noon.
There are also plans for a memorial service in London, where Gately lived with his partner Andrew Cowles.


Boyzone Gately to Be Buried in Ireland on Saturday - ABC News

[Novice]

http://www.gossiprocks.com/forum/new...ml#post1921148

[rollo]

Well it's convenient to blame the Daily Mail (and I don't underestimate that Stephen Gately is the new Diana ) but are we really supposed to believe he died of natural causes after a merry night out? Puh-leeze.

[Novice]

If you read the article you'll see that its not the cause of his death but the way his whole lifestyle is described.

[Karistiona]

Originally Posted by rollo

Well it's convenient to blame the Daily Mail (and I don't underestimate that Stephen Gately is the new Diana ) but are we really supposed to believe he died of natural causes after a merry night out? Puh-leeze.

No I don't think anyone is trying to make out that Stephen Gately is the new Diana (whatever that means, I'm not entirely sure many would want that lofty, slutty crown), but the article is seriously offensive and typical Daily Mail shit.

[bobbydoorknocker]

Originally Posted by rollo

Well it's convenient to blame the Daily Mail (and I don't underestimate that Stephen Gately is the new Diana ) but are we really supposed to believe he died of natural causes after a merry night out? Puh-leeze.

Eight adults under 35 die every week in UK of sudden death. So yes, I believe he died of natural causes. The first thing many experience is a fatal heart problem.

[rollo]

Many substances can affect the heart. * not convinced *

[Sarzy]

He was only meant to have taken cannabis that night. That's what I read anyway.