The music world said goodbye to one of its stars today with a memorial service for singer songwriter Kirsty MacColl, who died last month ... she was hit by a speed boat while swimming off the ...

Boathand Jose Cen Yam said he was steering the boat – carrying ... Peggy was married to Kirsty’s dad, singer-songwriter and activist Ewan MacColl, from 1977 until his death in 1989.

Kirsty MacColl died trying to save her son, when she was run over by a boat during a family diving expedition in Cozumel, Mexico, on December 18, 2000.