Friends and family celebrate Kirsty MacColl's life

Friends and fans of singer songwriter Kirsty MacColl are celebrating the star's life at a memorial service in central London.

Sat, 20 Jan, 2001 - 09:07

Friends and fans of singer songwriter Kirsty MacColl are celebrating the star's life at a memorial service in central London.

She was killed in an accident off the coast of Mexico in December when she was struck by a speedboat while swimming with her two children off the island of Cozumel.

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Courts Place: London Place: Mexico Place: Cozumel Place: St Martin-in-the-Fields Place: Trafalgar Square Place: Cuba Person: Kirsty MacColl Person: MacColl Person: Johnny Marr Person: Kirsty Person: Linda McCartney Person: Desmond Wilcox Organisation: The Pogues Organisation: Music Fund For Cuba

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