David Bowie Family

David Bowie's death triggered an outpouring of mourning, with fans around the world leaving flowers, candles and glitter on sites associated with the artist, and leading musicians including Elton John and Madonna covering his songs live. In an eerie coincidence, a tribute concert to Mr Bowie at New York had been announced moments before his death

David Bowie's family said on Thursday that it planned a private ceremony to celebrate the late rock legend, honoring his wishes to remain discreet about his death.

David Bowie, who died at the age of 69 after losing a battle with cancer, had apparently told his family that he wanted to "go without any fuss" and they honoured his wish. The singer had also kept his fight with cancer a secret from fans and had told his family to not have a funeral or public memorial

In the first of many re-inventions, he named himself David Bowie in 1966 to avoid confusion with Davy Jones, lead singer with Beatles rivals The Monkees, and studied Buddhism and mime. Mr Bowie died on Sunday "surrounded by his family after a courageous 18 month battle with cancer," said a statement posted on his social media accounts

David Bowie's death triggered an outpouring of mourning, with fans around the world leaving flowers, candles and glitter on sites associated with the artist, and leading musicians including Elton John and Madonna covering his songs live. In an eerie coincidence, a tribute concert to Mr Bowie at New York had been announced moments before his death

David Bowie's family said on Thursday that it planned a private ceremony to celebrate the late rock legend, honoring his wishes to remain discreet about his death.

David Bowie, who died at the age of 69 after losing a battle with cancer, had apparently told his family that he wanted to "go without any fuss" and they honoured his wish. The singer had also kept his fight with cancer a secret from fans and had told his family to not have a funeral or public memorial

In the first of many re-inventions, he named himself David Bowie in 1966 to avoid confusion with Davy Jones, lead singer with Beatles rivals The Monkees, and studied Buddhism and mime. Mr Bowie died on Sunday "surrounded by his family after a courageous 18 month battle with cancer," said a statement posted on his social media accounts