A coroner has confirmed the cause of TV legend Cilla Black's death
It has now been confirmed that Cilla Black died from a head injury after falling over on a terrace at her home in Spain.
The pop star-turned-TV presenter, 72, was found unconscious and slumped on a terrace outside her bedroom at the villa in Estepona on 1 August 2015.
Her son Robert quickly called for emergency services, but the former Blind Date host was pronounced dead just 40 minutes after she was discovered.
An inquest in her native city of Liverpool, England has now hear that Cilla had struck her head as she fell, suffering a fatal injury.
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Referring to the Anyone Who Had A Heart hitmaker by her married name of Cilla Willis, coroner Andre Rebello told the court: "She had fallen and she had struck her head and the traumatic head injury which had ensued had resulted in her death...
“The fall itself was unwitnessed... I make the following findings.
“The medical cause of death is traumatic head injury due to a fall... the evidence points to only one conclusion: that she died from an accidental death, that being the fall that resulted in the traumatic head injury."
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Mr. Rebello then turned to Cilla’s sons Robert, Ben, and Jack to pay tribute to their famous mother, saying: "She was your mum, it is right that you grieve and you remember and, far more importantly, that you celebrate her life.
“Your mum was more than just your mum, she was a daughter of Liverpool and was celebrated and loved by the people of Liverpool."
Our thoughts are with Cilla’s family and friends at this time.
This article first appeared on Closer on 14 August 2015.