David Bowie's wife Iman Abdulmajid hinted at the sad news of his secret illness in an emotional Instagram post the day before he passed away.
In the message she emphasised the importance of savouring every day, with a quote: "sometimes you will never know the true value of a moment, until it becomes a memory."
The former supermodel, 60, was married to the 69-year-old Space Oddity star for 24 years.
They have one daughter together, Alexandria Zahra, 15, and lived a very private life behind closed doors.
She was also step-mother to Duncan Jones, Bowie's son with former wife Angie Barnett.
