THE mother of rocker Keith Richards has died at the age of 91 of cancer.
The Rolling Stone, 63, had been keeping a vigil at his mother Doris's bedside since her diagnosis.
Richards extended his stay in London to be with his mother, who died peacefully in her sleep on Saturday.
The star's spokesman, Bernard Doherty, said: “Doris Richards, aged 91, mother of Rolling Stone Keith Richards, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Saturday 21 April 2007.
“Family and friends request that their privacy is respected at this time.”
The rocker's father, Bert, died in 2002 at the age of 84.
Richards recently retracted a comment in a magazine interview that he snorted his father's ashes in a line of cocaine.
The guitarist, who underwent brain surgery after falling from a palm tree, said the quotes had been “lost in translation” and that it was a joke.
little queenie Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > my condolences too...mick and keith sure have some > good genes though - long-lived parents!
I was thinking the same thing Queenie. Hope it bodes well for their children as well. Seems to have so far.