It’s been 12 years since Peaches Geldof’s tragic death, yet her loss still hits her father, Bob Geldof, unexpectedly. In a recent RTE Radio 1 interview, he recalled a moment at traffic lights that brought him to tears.
Peaches, a columnist, TV personality, and model, died at 25 from a heroin overdose, leaving behind two young sons. Her death echoed the earlier loss of her mother, also to drugs, and left Bob grappling with deep sorrow and feelings of failure.
Bob described carrying his grief like a memory stick in his mind, sometimes even dancing alone on stage to “wrap his arms around her” in memory. Despite the pain, love and resilience have guided him, from caring for Peaches’ siblings to performing music as a cathartic release.
Reflecting on life and loss, he quoted Philip Larkin: “The central thing of life is love,” showing how grief and family have shaped him.