Apr 25, 2007 • 1 min read

Keith Richards' mum dies

Keith Richards' mother Doris has died aged 91, reportedly peacefully in her sleep after a battle with cancer; the guitarist missed the memorial for Ahmet Ertegun to keep vigil.

Keith Richards' mum Doris has died at the age of 91. According to reports, she passed away peacefully in her sleep following a battle with cancer, and not from shock at the revelation that her son had joked that he'd snorted his father's ashes. The guitarist missed a memorial for late Atlantic mogul Ahmet Ertegun to keep vigil at her bedside until her death at the weekend.

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