Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan's cause of death has been revealed. MacGowan died due to complications of viral encephalitis and pneumonia, according to his wife Victoria Mary Clarke. Clarke revealed the news to the New York Times days after her husband's death. MacGowan's funeral will take place on
Broadcasting House, Radio 4 IN a week when three high-profile men died – Shane MacGowan, Alistair Darling and Henry Kissinger – Broadcasting House took time to consider what makes a good obituary.
The Hollywood star was among a handful of the Pogues singers inner circle to bid a final farewell to him after his funeral mass yesterday which was watched live on television around the world.