Peaches Geldof

Peaches Geldof Dead, aged 25

Written by Abbie Chapman

There are often events that occur that shock, sadden and shake the world. The untimely death of Peaches Geldof, the second daughter of musician Bob Geldof and Paula Yates . The young Mother, model, writer and social elite was found in her home in Wrotham on April 7, 2014. 

The new was definitely a shock for everyone, with Peaches only a few days previously described how she had the “Perfect life” The young Mum said she had never been happier. She was a columnist for the Mother & Baby magazine, and she used her last column to describe how being a mother is “bliss” and she was very adamant that “Right now, life is good” Her death is currently being treated as “unexplained but non-suspicious circumstances”

Suspicion arose about the mental state of Peaches, due to the fact that the night before she had posted a photograph on Instagram of her as a toddler and her mother Paula Yates, who died of an overdose when Peaches was 11. Doubt has now been cast on these rumors after her closest friends insisting that she was happy and that being a Mother was deeply fulfilling and that she was an extremely devoted Mother. 

Sir Bob Geldof said “We are beyond pain” over the loss of his Daughter, a Mother and Sister.  The model, writer and mother was married to musician Thomas Cohen, who she had two sons with, Astala and Phaedra. Who are both only 1 and younger. Her husband said in a statement “My beloved wife Peaches was adored by myself and her two sons”, “I shall bring them up with their mother in their hearts everyday we shall love her forever”

The toxicology report for Peaches was inconclusive, which is leading the investigation to be ongoing. 

Russia and Ukraine

I can’t say I have a particularly in depth understanding of what is going on in Ukraine right now, or what Russia is planning on doing. However what I do know is that the likelihood that we are being told even half of the truth behind it is very small. It actually shocks me in a way that this huge world issue is being overshadowed by a trial involving a Parlympian shooting his girlfriend. Yeah obviously that’s distressing, but in my opinion the slight worry that World War Three might be on the verge of happening is far more distressing (and exciting) than some legless guy shooting his bird. I feel as though the way the media represents these issues are sometimes to complicated for a general audience. Hence the reason the general public find it a lot more easier to have an opinion and follow the Oscar Pistourious case. 

I really had to search for a clear outline of what is happening at the moment, and I’m still pretty adamant there is a lot of things that are not being revealed. For example, there is a lot of restrictions in the russian media and just like the UK, the main source of news is obviously connected with the Government, which in turn basically means everything you’re hearing from Russia is from Putin’s mouth, and honestly, how much good has ever come from one dictator running a country? If you think back seventy years, that’s pretty much all the good that comes from it. With one group of powerful people running the countries media and propaganda, it’s easy to sway opinions and control people. On March 2nd representatives from Ukraine’s biggest media group sent and open letter to russia saying;

“We ask you for open, balanced and objective coverage of events taking place today in Ukraine. We ask you to understand and support the position of all central Ukrainian TV channels and to consider responsibly every word.”

Then in response to that, Russia’s largest broadcaster responded in their own open letter with;

“Regarding objectivity and responsibility, we would like to make a similar appeal to you,”

So in all honesty, I believe that there is a lot of information being withheld and altered when it is coming out of Russia. So i’m not sure what to believe. I do believe however that something needs to be done about how much control Governments have over what is released in the media.