Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson’s son ‘hasn’t even got the words’ after mum Paddy Bowden died in ‘tragic accident’
IRON Maiden star Bruce Dickinson’s heartbroken son has today said he "hasn't even got the words" after his mum Paddy Bowden died in a "tragic accident".
Paddy's body was discovered at the £3million house the couple once shared in Chiswick, West London, just before 10am yesterday.
Austin Dickinson wrote a post on Instagram and said: "By now a lot of you have seen the news.
"My mum has tragically passed away, I haven't even got the words to say right now and I ask for privacy and respect for myself and our family."
Neighbours described seeing paramedics in personal protective equipment entering their former home yesterday morning.
One resident told The Sun: "We thought it was some sort of coronavirus alert. They're a very private couple- it's tragic news."
Dickinson, 61, who now lives with fitness instructor Liana Dolci in Paris, said: "This is a terrible tragedy which appears to be a tragic accident.
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";Our children Austin, Griffin and Kia and I are devastated.
"Out of respect for Paddy we won’t be making any further comment at this hugely difficult and painful time for our family."
Paddy, 58, and Bruce got married in 1990 after being together for two years.
But they split - after almost 29 years of marriage - in 2018, with news of the separation only emerging last November.
Dickinson was left facing a huge divorce bill after starting a relationship with fitness instructor Liana, 15 years his junior.
The Run to the Hills singer and Iron Maiden superfan are now understood to live together in France.
This is a terrible tragedy which appears to be a tragic accident.
Bruce Dickinson
Dickinson's split from Paddy came four years after he beat stage three throat cancer after being told he had two tumours on his tongue.
He was supported by his wife and their three children - Austin, 29, Griffin, 27, and daughter Kia, 28 - throughout the ordeal.
The frontman was later given the all-clear after six months of intense chemotherapy and radiation treatment.
Bruce told all about his health battle in his 2017 autobiography "What Does This Button Do?"
And he revealed to Rolling Stone magazine how surviving cancer had given him a new appreciation of life.
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He said: "Living is living now, every minute, every second, for right now."
Iron Maiden were formed in Leyton, East London, in 1975.
They have gone on to sell 80 million albums worldwide - making them one of the most successful heavy metal bands of all time.
London Ambulance Service confirmed they had attended, but said the patient was pronounced dead on arrival.
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A spokesperson said: “We were called at 9.42am to reports of a person unwell in Chiswick.
“We sent two ambulance crews to the scene – the first one arriving within two minutes.
“Sadly, the patient had already died.”
