Just weeks before her death yesterday, Peaches was named as a new columnist for Mother and Baby magazine.
And in May's edition published today, she wrote of her new 'perfect' life as mother to Astala Dylan Willow, 23 months, and Phaedra Bloom Forever, who is almost a year old.
It comes as police continue to scour the 25-year-old socialite's home in Wrotham, Kent, where she was found dead yesterday.
Police - who are treating Peaches Geldof's death as 'sudden' and 'unexplained' - remain at the 25-year-old's home today
Kent Police, who today arrived with sniffer
dogs, issued a statement saying they were continuing to investigate her
'unexplained, sudden death'
Police investigators search the contents of the
bins at the home of Peaches Geldof in Wrotham, Kent, after the
25-year-old was found dead at home yesterday afternoon
Just weeks before her death, Peaches was named
as a new columnist for Mother and Baby magazine. She is pictured with
husband Thomas Cohen, and sons Astala Dylan Willow, 23 months, and
Phaedra Bloom Forever, who is almost a year old
Officers are treating her death as
'sudden' and 'unexplained', with a post-mortem examination expected to be carried out at hospital tomorrow.
Today, forensic teams were spotted walking in and out of Peaches's home with trained sniffer dogs, while police officers stood guard outside.
Wearing white overalls and masks, they could be seen investigating the mother-of-two's bins, before carrying a number of plastic bags away from the house.
Mourners have also been spotted leaving floral tributes outside the property, where last night a private ambulance was seen arriving and leaving.
Bouquets of flowers were also left outside the country home of Peaches' father Bob Geldof in Davington, Faversham, Kent, where Peaches and her sisters spent their summer holidays as children, which is 30 miles from her home in Wrotham.
Peaches, who was also a writer and model, was married to Thomas Cohen, lead singer of the band S.C.U.M.
In her column, she said: 'Before having two
fat little cherubs under two who expect attention and military-esque
devotion to their every need 24 hours a day, I lived a life of wanton
wanderlust.
'With fun-loving friends from Los Angeles to London, I was lost in a haze of youth and no responsibilities… But it was becoming boring.
'I wanted an anchor – I craved it. And when I had two wailing, smiling, joyful little blobs of waddling pink flesh, they became my entire existence and saved me from one of pure apathy.
'However this new earth-mother me came with an unexpected consequence – I found myself friendless. My five closest friends were understanding… but many others revealed themselves to be of the fair-weather variety.
'Once I couldn’t go out…they didn’t want to know. The idea that I didn’t want a nanny didn’t seem to register, nor that doing night-feeds and waking up at 6am doesn’t factor in well with a wine-soaked dinner...
'And no-one seemed to want to ask me about my babies, when I wanted to gush endlessly about them. It hurt me. I felt alienated and abandoned. Had I made a mistake?
Today, forensic teams were spotted walking in and out of Peaches's home with trained sniffer dogs, while police officers stood guard outside.
Wearing white overalls and masks, they could be seen investigating the mother-of-two's bins, before carrying a number of plastic bags away from the house.
Mourners have also been spotted leaving floral tributes outside the property, where last night a private ambulance was seen arriving and leaving.
Bouquets of flowers were also left outside the country home of Peaches' father Bob Geldof in Davington, Faversham, Kent, where Peaches and her sisters spent their summer holidays as children, which is 30 miles from her home in Wrotham.
Peaches, who was also a writer and model, was married to Thomas Cohen, lead singer of the band S.C.U.M.
Police officers search bins at her home. The
mother-of-two was found at her home in Wrotham, Kent, yesterday after a
concerned relative called the emergency services
In a statement Kent Police said: 'Kent Police
officers are continuing their enquiries today following the death of
Peaches Geldof at her home in Wrotham'
Peaches' body was taken on Monday night to
Darent Valley Hospital in Dartford and arrangements are in hand for the
post-mortem to be carried out tomorrow at the hospital
Police standing guard outside Peaches Geldof's house today. A post-mortem is due to be carried out tomorrow
It has today been confirmed that a post mortem will be held tomorrow at a hospital in Dartford, Kent
Officers carrying cases into the home of the mother-of-two
Forensics officers leave the house in Wrotham, Kent. The death is so far being treated as unexplained
Police emerging from a shed outside her home. Neighbours were stunned by the news, and described it as an 'absolute tragedy'
The model and journalist died at home on Monday.
Just the day before she had posted a flurry of pictures on social
networks of her young family
Peaches' body was taken on Monday night to Darent Valley Hospital in Dartford
'With fun-loving friends from Los Angeles to London, I was lost in a haze of youth and no responsibilities… But it was becoming boring.
'I wanted an anchor – I craved it. And when I had two wailing, smiling, joyful little blobs of waddling pink flesh, they became my entire existence and saved me from one of pure apathy.
'However this new earth-mother me came with an unexpected consequence – I found myself friendless. My five closest friends were understanding… but many others revealed themselves to be of the fair-weather variety.
'Once I couldn’t go out…they didn’t want to know. The idea that I didn’t want a nanny didn’t seem to register, nor that doing night-feeds and waking up at 6am doesn’t factor in well with a wine-soaked dinner...
'And no-one seemed to want to ask me about my babies, when I wanted to gush endlessly about them. It hurt me. I felt alienated and abandoned. Had I made a mistake?
A mourner leaving flowers with Kent Police at Peaches Geldof's home
The simple bouquets were left with police standing guard at the house
The Geldofs are a popular family in Wrotham and always got involved in local events
'Now, with a new-found group of mummy mates, both locally and online – all the exact same struggles and issues, and who don’t question if my child flings food at their hair or care if there’s a screaming fit in the middle of the street – I’m happier than ever.
'I’ve achieved a sort of perfect balance. Right now life is good. And being a mum is the best part of it.'
Peaches' body was taken on Monday night to Darent Valley Hospital in Dartford and arrangements are in hand for the post-mortem to be carried out tomorrow at the hospital.
The Pathologist is confirmed as Dr Peter Graham Jerreat, a Consultant Home Office Forensic Pathologist.
The Geldofs are a popular family both in Wrotham and Davington and neighbours were stunned by the news, and described it as an 'absolute tragedy'.
One neighbour, who asked not to be named, said: 'To think we saw her as a little girl here all those years ago.
Fifi Geldof, 31, shared an old family picture of
herself and Peaches as children and captioned it: 'My beautiful baby
sister ... Gone but never forgotten. I love you, Peaches x (sic)'
Bob Geldof's eldest daughter shared her
heartbreak over the death of her younger sister, who died at her home in
Wrotham, Kent at the age of 25
Peaches is mother to two children born within 13
months of each other - Astala Dylan Willow, 23 months, and Phaedra
Bloom Forever, who is almost a year old
Fifi Trixibelle Geldof, Bob Geldof, Tiger Lily Geldof, Pixie Geldof and Peaches Geldof arrive at an event in 2005
Tragic: Peaches Geldof cradled as a baby in her
mother Paula Yates' arms as her father Sir Bob Geldof and sister Fifi
look on in 1989
Happy family: Peaches Geldof said her world
ended when her parents divorced. She's seen here holding her dad Sir Bob
Geldof's hand at EuroDisney in April 1992.
'The kids always seemed so happy here. We haven't seen any of the family for several weeks but we thought we might start seeing some of them arrive to stay because of the Easter Holidays.
'We feel for that family. They have been through so much.'
'How is this possible that we will not see her again? How is that bearable?'
Bob Geldof, father of Peaches
Bob Geldof's eldest daughter wrote on photo sharing site Instagram of her heartbreak over the death of her younger sister, who died at her home in Wrotham, Kent at the age of 25.
Fifi, 31, shared an old family picture of herself and Peaches as children and captioned it: 'My beautiful baby sister ... Gone but never forgotten. I love you, Peaches x (sic)'
Last night, in a heartbreaking statement, her 62-year-old humanitarian father said: 'Peaches has died. We are beyond pain. She was the wildest, funniest, cleverest, wittiest and the most bonkers of all of us.
'Writing "was" destroys me afresh. What a beautiful child. How is this possible that we will not see her again? How is that bearable?
'We loved her and will cherish her forever. How sad that sentence is.
'Tom and her sons Astala and Phaedra will always belong in our family, fractured so often, but never broken. Bob, Jeanne, Fifi, Pixie and Tiger Geldof.'
Peaches often spoke of how she struggled to come to terms with her own mother’s death from a heroin overdose in 2000.
Her husband Thomas Cohen said: 'My beloved wife Peaches was adored by myself and her two sons Astala and Phaedra and I shall bring them up with their mother in their hearts everyday. We shall love her forever. Thomas, Astala and Phaedra Geldof-Cohen.'
The fashionista was last seen in public at the F&F fashion show in London last Thursday evening.
In a statement Kent Police said: 'Kent Police officers are continuing their enquiries today following the death of Peaches Geldof at her home in Wrotham.
'Officers were called to the 25-year-old's home in Wrotham at 1.35pm on Monday, 7 April 2014. Peaches was pronounced dead at the scene.
'The death is being treated as a non-suspicious, but an unexplained sudden death. Officers are working to establish the circumstances and will be compiling a report of their findings for the coroner. It is expected that a post-mortem examination will be carried out in the next few days.'
Peaches arriving for the world premiere of The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo, at Odeon, Leicester Square, London in 2011
In this picture, from Saturday April 5, Peaches enjoys a drink with friends
The mother-of-two, daughter of Bob Geldof and
Paula Yates, was married to Thomas Cohen, lead singer of the band
S.C.U.M. The couple have two children born within 13 months of each
other
'WHAT A BEAUTIFUL CHILD': GELDOF'S TRIBUTE TO DAUGHTER
Sir Bob Geldof has paid an emotional tribute to his daughter Peaches who has died today, describing her as a 'beautiful child'.
Speaking minutes after her death was announced, the Boomtown Rats singer released a heartbreaking statement on behalf of the family.
He said: 'Peaches has died. We are beyond pain.
'Writing "was" destroys me afresh.
'She was the wildest, funniest, cleverest, wittiest and the most bonkers of all of us.
'What a beautiful child. How is this possible that we will not see her again?
'How is that bearable? We loved her and will cherish her forever. How sad that sentence is.
'Tom and her sons Astala and Phaedra will always belong in our family, fractured so often, but never broken. Bob, Jeanne, Fifi, Pixie and Tiger Geldof.'
Speaking minutes after her death was announced, the Boomtown Rats singer released a heartbreaking statement on behalf of the family.
He said: 'Peaches has died. We are beyond pain.
'Writing "was" destroys me afresh.
'She was the wildest, funniest, cleverest, wittiest and the most bonkers of all of us.
'What a beautiful child. How is this possible that we will not see her again?
'How is that bearable? We loved her and will cherish her forever. How sad that sentence is.
'Tom and her sons Astala and Phaedra will always belong in our family, fractured so often, but never broken. Bob, Jeanne, Fifi, Pixie and Tiger Geldof.'
In a public declaration of love for her family she topped the pictures most poignantly, perhaps, with an image of her as a child being embraced by her late mother, Paula Yates.
They started at 5.58pm on April 6th and ended at 6.17pm with a happy throwback shot of her and Paula, in which she simply captioned: 'Me and my mum'.
Four of the images showed her 11-month-old son Phaedra in a range of happy poses, while another focused on an Easter display populated with hand-made cards.
Another was of a new outfit which she had bought for her boy Astala, saying: 'Bought Astala a cool summer look! Liberty print caftan with matching shorts in a different colour and little navy blue sandals.
'Got it all from Zara home who are now stocking Liberty own brand in store. So cute! Astala aka Brian Jones...'
One picture shows Phaedra looking through old images of Peaches as a child. 'Phaedy's fave thing is to look at old photos of mama, seriously! So cute x,' she wrote.
The touching tweets seem to reflect the sentiment of her last-ever interview, in which Peaches spoke candidly of her desire to have a normal family life after her own somewhat turbulent childhood.
She said she owed her life to her children and said: ‘I am not about to let them down, not for anyone or anything.’
She said that becoming a mother had healed a ‘rudderless and troubled’ childhood, and that she wanted everyone to know parenthood was ‘the best thing you’ve ever done’.
The interview, less than a month before her death yesterday, with Mother & Baby magazine was centred on ‘attachment parenting’ – sleeping in the same room, preferably the same bed as the baby, as well as long-term breastfeeding.
5.58pm: The mother-of-two bought new clothes for her boy Astala - and showed them off in detail
5.59pm: She posted this picture of her son
Phaedra along with the caption 'Phaedy's fave thing to do is to look at
old photos of mama, seriously! So cute x'
Posted at 6pm, Peaches captioned this 'Walkin' and a Rollin''
Just moments later - also at 6pm - she posted this picture alongside the caption 'Driving boy is back!'
6.04pm: Peaches was proud to show her son's handwork over Easter
6.14pm: Peaches was incredibly devoted to her
two sons and loved to share images - including this one of her son
eating his supper
Last photo: This photo of Peaches in the arms of her late mother, Paula Yates, was the last she tweeted
‘I felt finally anchored in place, with lives that literally depend on me, and I am not about to let them down, not for anyone or anything.’
Her husband had previously revealed in an interview with a Jewish magazine that he fell in love with Peaches the first night they spent together, and soon afterwards she told him she'd discovered that through her grandmother she was also Jewish like her husband.
He went out and bought her a Magen David to celebrate - the first present he ever gave her.
The long-haired singer told TotallyJewish.com: 'I knew Peaches for a few years and she was always so much more exciting and amazing than any girl I'd ever known.
'From the moment we went out with each other I was sure. I didn't want to spend a day away from her really for the rest of my life.
'We haven't looked back since that first night. We are very loved up. Love and being loving is one of the most important things in life.
'My love for her isn't about flowers and romantic dinners. It's more about looking after her and being responsive when she doesn't seem happy.'
'From the moment we went out with each other I was sure. I didn't want to spend a day away from her really for the rest of my life.
'We haven't looked back since that first night. We are very loved up. Love and being loving is one of the most important things in life.
'My love for her isn't about flowers and romantic dinners. It's more about looking after her and being responsive when she doesn't seem happy.'
'I HAVE THE PERFECT LIFE...IT IS BLISS': PEACHES' POIGNANT LAST COLUMN
In
her column, she said: 'Before having two fat little cherubs under two
who expect attention and military-esque devotion to their every need 24
hours a day, I lived a life of wanton wanderlust.
'With fun-loving friends from Los Angeles to London, I was lost in a haze of youth and no responsibilities… But it was becoming boring.
'I wanted an anchor – I craved it. And when I had two wailing, smiling, joyful little blobs of waddling pink flesh, they became my entire existence and saved me from one of pure apathy.
'However this new earth-mother me came with an unexpected consequence – I found myself friendless. My five closest friends were understanding… but many others revealed themselves to be of the fair-weather variety.
'Once I couldn’t go out…they didn’t want to know. The idea that I didn’t want a nanny didn’t seem to register, nor that doing night-feeds and waking up at 6am doesn’t factor in well with a wine-soaked dinner...
'And no-one seemed to want to ask me about my babies, when I wanted to gush endlessly about them. It hurt me. I felt alienated and abandoned. Had I made a mistake?
'[Then one day her children came in giggling and kissing her]. Phaedy gave me a wet kiss and both collapsed giggling into my arms, looking at me with pure love. In that magic moment, all my doubts were erased. Everything else was nothingness and it just…didn’t matter. I had the perfect life… It was and is bliss.
'Now, with a new-found group of mummy mates, both locally and online – all the exact same struggles and issues, and who don’t question if my child flings food at their hair or care if there’s a screaming fit in the middle of the street – I’m happier than ever.
'I’ve achieved a sort of perfect balance. Right now life is good. And being a mum is the best part of it.'
'With fun-loving friends from Los Angeles to London, I was lost in a haze of youth and no responsibilities… But it was becoming boring.
'I wanted an anchor – I craved it. And when I had two wailing, smiling, joyful little blobs of waddling pink flesh, they became my entire existence and saved me from one of pure apathy.
'However this new earth-mother me came with an unexpected consequence – I found myself friendless. My five closest friends were understanding… but many others revealed themselves to be of the fair-weather variety.
'Once I couldn’t go out…they didn’t want to know. The idea that I didn’t want a nanny didn’t seem to register, nor that doing night-feeds and waking up at 6am doesn’t factor in well with a wine-soaked dinner...
'And no-one seemed to want to ask me about my babies, when I wanted to gush endlessly about them. It hurt me. I felt alienated and abandoned. Had I made a mistake?
'[Then one day her children came in giggling and kissing her]. Phaedy gave me a wet kiss and both collapsed giggling into my arms, looking at me with pure love. In that magic moment, all my doubts were erased. Everything else was nothingness and it just…didn’t matter. I had the perfect life… It was and is bliss.
'Now, with a new-found group of mummy mates, both locally and online – all the exact same struggles and issues, and who don’t question if my child flings food at their hair or care if there’s a screaming fit in the middle of the street – I’m happier than ever.
'I’ve achieved a sort of perfect balance. Right now life is good. And being a mum is the best part of it.'
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