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Keith Richards' mother dies, aged 91

Keith Richards
Keith Richards

Doris Richards, the mother of Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards, has died at the age of 91.

Doris, who suffered from cancer, died peacefully in her sleep on Saturday.

The 63-year-old rock legend had kept a vigil at her bedside.

His father, Bert, died in 2002 aged 84.

Richards recently made headlines when he told NME that he once snorted a line of his own father's ashes. He has since retracted the comment.

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