01of 09ChildhoodAnnabelle Neilson/InstagramBorn on March 31, 1969 to London investment and property advisor Max Neilson and interior designer and marquesa Elizabeth Neilson, Annabelle grew up in South London alongside her sister, Millie. AnnabelletoldtheDaily Mailthat shebecame a heroin addictat the age of 16, but was later able to remain sober.
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Childhood
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Born on March 31, 1969 to London investment and property advisor Max Neilson and interior designer and marquesa Elizabeth Neilson, Annabelle grew up in South London alongside her sister, Millie. AnnabelletoldtheDaily Mailthat shebecame a heroin addictat the age of 16, but was later able to remain sober.
02of 09Strutting with the StarsRichard Young/REX/ShutterstockNeilson worked as a model before her death and was close friends with supermodelsKate Mossand Naomi Campbell, among others. “Kate is my best mate and I love her like a sister. Yes, she’s an icon but to me she’s just Kate,” Neilson told theDaily Mail, adding that, “we fight over stupid things, then we kiss and make up.”
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Strutting with the Stars
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Neilson worked as a model before her death and was close friends with supermodelsKate Mossand Naomi Campbell, among others. “Kate is my best mate and I love her like a sister. Yes, she’s an icon but to me she’s just Kate,” Neilson told theDaily Mail, adding that, “we fight over stupid things, then we kiss and make up.”
03of 09Marriage and DivorceCharles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank/GettyNeilson was married to banker Nat Rothschild for three years before they split in 1997. “He first asked me to marry him half an hour after we met and then every day afterwards. Finally, we decided to do it,” she told theDaily Mail.
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Marriage and Divorce
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Neilson was married to banker Nat Rothschild for three years before they split in 1997. “He first asked me to marry him half an hour after we met and then every day afterwards. Finally, we decided to do it,” she told theDaily Mail.
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The Loss of Her Best Friend
Neilson became known as the best friend of late designer Alexander McQueen, who died in 2010. “He was my brother, my boyfriend, my soulmate,” Neilsontold theDaily Mailin 2015. “Most of the time, people called me Mrs. McQueen. Quite often we were sharing a bed.”
05of 09The Horse RacerAnnabelle Neilson/InstagramNeilson was an avid horse racer growing up, competing until she was thrown off the saddle in 2013. Doctors told the model she could never ride again, and she suffered chronic pain following the incident. “Coping with the pain was horrific,” a source told PEOPLE.
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The Horse Racer
Neilson was an avid horse racer growing up, competing until she was thrown off the saddle in 2013. Doctors told the model she could never ride again, and she suffered chronic pain following the incident. “Coping with the pain was horrific,” a source told PEOPLE.
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Amazon
“Angry me is a character based on me in part as a child with severe dyslexia — but I think Angry me evokes the frustrations and feelings for children when they can’t release such a powerful emotion as anger and it can be so many different things that a child can struggle with,” she told the outlet.
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Jet-Setter
09of 09One of Her Final OutingsAnnabelle Neilson/InstagramEight days beforePEOPLE confirmed her deathat the age of 49, Neilson posted two of her last Instagram photographs when she attended the wedding of her ex-boyfriend, Lord Edward Spencer-Churchill. She congratulated the newlyweds on Instagram July 8, writing, “Happy happy wedding you both look so happy and in love!!!! Best wishes to a special and loving future.”
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One of Her Final Outings
Eight days beforePEOPLE confirmed her deathat the age of 49, Neilson posted two of her last Instagram photographs when she attended the wedding of her ex-boyfriend, Lord Edward Spencer-Churchill. She congratulated the newlyweds on Instagram July 8, writing, “Happy happy wedding you both look so happy and in love!!!! Best wishes to a special and loving future.”
source: people.com
