Shirley Watts, widow of Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, has died

By Naveen Dec 20, 2022

Met drummer Charlie Watts before joining the Rolling Stones.

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Shirley Ann Watts, a former art student and prominent breeder of Arabian horses, who had one of Rock's most enduring marriages, has died.

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"On Friday 16th December in Devon after a brief illness.

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Shirley passed away peacefully with her family by her side," her family announced on Monday (December 19).

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Ronnie Wood of the Rolling Stones was among her mourners.

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Charlie and Shirley Watts were together for over 50 years until Charlie's death in 2021.

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It was only in the mid-1980s when Charlie Watts fought that the crisis they knew occurred.

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