Recent use of heroin was likely to have played a role in the death of Peaches Geldof, an inquest has heard, in a tragic echo of the death of her mother.

Celebrity mourners joined friends and family to bid a final farewell to Peaches Geldof at her funeral yesterday.

Peaches Geldof's funeral will take place on Easter Monday.

Peaches Geldof's former nanny Anita Debney has paid tribute to her "brave beautiful girl".

Peaches Geldof's youngest son was with her when she died, and was still playing nearby when her body was found.

A post-mortem examination into the death of Peaches Geldof has proved inconclusive pending the result of toxicology analysis which could take several weeks, Kent Police said.

Peaches Geldof claimed she was "happier than ever" in her last magazine column.

Peaches Geldof’s grieving family may find out what caused her sudden death when a post-mortem examination takes place today.

She remembered the day her own mother died but her own children are too young to do the same and therein lies the greatest tragedy in the short but well-lived life of 25-year-old Peaches Blossom Geldof.