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The Beatles: John Lennon spoke with his aunt the day before his death (Image: GETTY)
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Mimi revealed the final words she shared with her nephew, saying: “He phoned the night before, witty, funny, bubbling over with excitement, coming over very soon. Couldn t wait to see me. So I m glad of that.”
The letter concluded: “If I m in London, I ll get in touch with you. Kind thoughts to you too. Mimi.”
Beatles historian and expert, Mark Lewisohn, has declared this letter provides solid confirmation that, but for his murder, Lennon would have returned to Britain during 1981 for the first time in 10 years”.
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By Dewayne Wells
Jan 27, 2021
John Lennon had planned on visiting Great Britain in 1981, according to a recently revealed letter. The rock ‘n roll legend spent most of the last decade of his life living in the United States.
The newly discovered letter was written by Lennon’s
Aunt Mimi. It indicated that Lennon was indeed planning a trip back to London, most likely to promote the just released
Double Fantasy album.
Mimi Smith noted that Lennon had called her the night before he was shot and killed when she replied to a condolence message from journalist
Judith Simons Smith remembered their conversation as “witty, runny, bubbling over with excitement, coming over very soon. Couldn’t wait to see me.”
John Lennon CREDIT: New York Times Co./Larry C. Morris/Getty Images
John Lennon was “bubbling over” with excitement about returning to the UK in a phone call the night before he was shot dead, a newly released letter written by his aunt has revealed.
The former Beatle was killed by Mark Chapman outside the entrance to his Manhattan flat on December 8, 1980.
A month later his aunt Mimi Smith replied in a letter to
Daily Express journalist Judith Simons, who had written a letter of condolence following Lennon’s death.
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“Dear Judith, Thank you for your letter, kind thoughts,” Smith wrote.