George Michael's heartbreaking Christmas Day death and agonising wait for truth
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Every Christmas fans of George Michael remember the superstar singer's death, poignantly linked to one of his most famous record records. The enduring appeal of George and his band Wham! was cemented again this year as Last Christmas made history 40 years after its release by becoming the first song in UK chart history to be crowned Christmas number one two years in a row.
On December 25th 2016, headlines were made around the world as news broke that the beloved Wham! singer had died suddenly at the age of 53. Tributes flooded in from stunned celebrity friends and admirers while devastated fans began to be leave flowers and cards outside George's home in Goring-on Thames, where his body had been found by partner Fadi Fawaz.
On Christmas morning, Fadi went to wake up George for a day of celebrations but instead found his lifeless body in bed. In a statement, Fadi said: "We were supposed to be going for Christmas lunch. I went round there to wake him up and he was just gone, lying peacefully in bed. We don’t know what happened yet. Everything had been very complicated recently, but George was looking forward to Christmas, and so was I.".
As grief set in he later tweeted: "It's a Xmas I will never forget finding your partner dead peacefully in bed first thing in the morning... I will never stop missing you xx". George's death was initially recorded as unexplained but not suspicious by police after an initial post mortem came back as inconclusive. It wasn't until weeks later in March that George's friends and family finally got to lay the singer to rest when the official finding into his cause of death were delayed while the coroner examined the toxicology test results.
