His wife described his death as peaceful.

Victoria Mary Clarke has shared the final moments of her husband Shane MacGowan's life, who passed away peacefully in November aged 65. Having suffered from serious health issues for some time, MacGowan had been in hospital for months after contracting encephalitis, a condition affecting the brain.

Clarke wrote in the Daily Mail that the Fairytale of New York singer was discharged from hospital in November to celebrate his and Clarke's fifth wedding anniversary at home, before dying 'peacefully' days later. She described the moment of his death as being 'surrounded by thousands of angels', as she was 'devoted to his faith' and found the last rites 'hugely comforting'.

Despite his illness, Clarke described MacGowan's final years as 'the happiest and most blissful' of their lives. Clarke had helped care for MacGowan in his final years, saying 'We were able to find a really deep sense of appreciation for just being together, just hearing each other speak, seeing each other's faces. We had millions of moments of pure joy, just knowing that we were together, and we were never in any doubt about our love for one another. I have never known anything like the love that I felt for him and continue to feel.'

Clarke also shared her gratitude to actor Johnny Depp, who was a close friend of MacGowan's throughout his life. Depp spoke at MacGowan's funeral and even helped carry his coffin, going against orders from his security. Clarke had previously thanked Depp for his 'loyalty' and 'respect' in helping her get through her grief in the days after MacGowan's death.

Clarke and MacGowan had been together for decades, only marrying in 2018. Clarke announced his death with a heartbreaking post on Instagram, writing: 'Shane who will always be the light that I hold before me and the measure of my dreams and the love of my life and the most beautiful soul and beautiful angel and the sun and the moon and the start and end of everything that I hold dear has gone to be with Jesus and Mary and his beautiful mother Therese.'

She thanked him for his presence in the world, saying he made it 'so very bright' and gave 'so much joy to so many people with your heart and soul and your music'. Clarke concluded: 'You will live in my heart forever.'

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