Annabelle Neilson Cause of Death: Revealed

We have an update on the sad and unexpected death of Annabelle Neilson.

As previously reported, the former Ladies of London cast member was found dead last Thursday, with very few details available at the time this sad news broke.

Now, however, Westminster Coroner Court spokesperson Susan Lord has told Radar Online that the former model and British aristocrat died of a “cerebrovascular accident.”

In layman’s terms, this means Neilson passed away from a stroke.

Neilson’s body was discoverd in her London home around 10:20 p.m. on July 12.

Police never treated her death as suspicious, confirming at the outset of their announcement that no foul play was suspected.

The former Bravo personality was best known to television viewers for her role on Seasons 1 and 2 of the aforementioned program.

Neilson also worked as a model for years and was very close friends with fashion designer Alexander McQueen, who died by suicide at age 40 in February of 2015.

She said in the past, shortly after McQueen killed himself, that he once proposed and that she wished she had accepted.

“The truth is I was happier with Lee [Alexander McQueen] than with anyone else,” she told The Daily Mail in 2010, adding at the time:

“He asked me to marry him towards the end and I said no. I wish now that I had said yes.”

In more recent years, she worked as a children’s author, writing a series of books titled The Me Me Me’s, which were inspired by her struggles with dyslexia.

After being assaulted at the age of 16 in Perth, Australia, Neilson fell into a dark depression and started using drugs.

She talked candidly over the years about this period of her life as well.

Speaking to The Daily Mail in this same interview from 2015, she said:

“I fell into a serious depression and became a heroin addict because it provided an escape bubble and was the only way I could cope.

“In a way, heroin saved me, because otherwise I would have killed myself.”

In Neilson’s Bravo bio from her time on Ladies of London, she described herself as a “fixture in the international party circuit” and says she counted Richard Branson, Naomi Campbell and Kate Moss as close pals.

“Kate is my best mate and I love her like a sister,” Neilson said back in the day.

“Yes, she’s an icon but to me she’s just Kate. We fight over stupid things, then we kiss and make up. We share clothes, we share everything and her fame has never been an issue.”

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Ladies of London co-star Caroline Fleming remembered Annabelle on Monday night after news of her death went viral.

“My sweet Tinky, no words can express how devastated I feel at loosing you. Sweet delicate soul, you will be sorely missed,” Fleming said in an Instagram post, concluding:

“It’s impossible to comprehend that you are no longer here – we spoke on Wednesday and we planned lunch together next week and instead it’s the day of your funeral.

“I loved you from the moment I met you, such a special friendship you and I shared which I am so grateful for.”

Neilson was married to banker Nathaniel Rothschild from 1994 to 1997 and is survived by her parents, Max and Elizabeth, and her sister, Millie.

May she rest in peace.

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Annabelle Neilson Dies; Ladies of London Star Was 49

Annabelle Neilson, a former star on Bravo’s reality show Ladies of London and a famous British aristocrat, was found dead last week, sources have confirmed.

She was 49 years old.

As of this writing, no cause of death has been announced or determined.

The London Metropolitan Police told Us Weekly that officers were called to Neilson’s address on last Thursday, July 12, after a woman had been “found deceased at the location.”

Per the authorities, Neilson’s death is not being treated as suspicious.

No foul play is believed to have taken place.

Neilson appeared on seasons 1 and 2 of the aforementioned Bravo hit prior to announcing her departure from the series in 2015.

She starred alongside full-time cast members Caroline Stanbury, Marissa Hermer, Juliet Angus, Caprice Bourret and Noelle Reno for the first season of the show, which premiered in 2014.

“Good buy to Ladies of London these are the ladies I love and are my real friends!!” Neilson wrote alongside an Instagram photo of herself and Kate Moss in November 2015.

She added at the time:

“im blessed and greatfull to say fair well!! I wouldn’t say it’s been a ride, possibly a disappointment but we all make mistakes … See you on the other side ❤❤❤❤❤out.”

In addition to being a reality star, Neilson worked as a model before her passing.

She was close friends with Moss and Naomi Campbell, as well as the late fashion designer Alexander McQueen… whose suicide in 2010 completely devastated her.

Neilson was actually the last person to see her alive.

“He was my brother, my boyfriend, my soulmate. Most of the time people called me Mrs McQueen. Quite often we were sharing a bed,” Neilson told the Daily Mail in 2015, adding back then:

“The truth is I was happier with Lee than with anyone else. He asked me to marry him towards the end and I said no. I wish now that I had said yes.”

Elsewhere, Neilson released a series of children’s books.

She told MyBaba in 2015 that her inspiration behind the series was largely based on her experience with dyslexia.

“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,” Neilson told the outlet at the time.

She continued:

“Other characters have been based around friends, some family, some godchildren.

“You do look for inspiration amongst the people close to you.”

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Neilson was also honest in the past about becoming addicted to heroin after being beaten severely at the age of 16.

“The attack lasted for two hours. I was tied to a tree and continually beaten. I looked like the elephant girl by the end of it,” she told the Daily Mail in 2015, candidly admitting to the newspaper:

“I managed to escape with my life but I needed reconstructive surgery because my face was so disfigured.

“After that, I fell into a serious depression and became a heroin addict because it provided an escape bubble and was the only way I could cope.”

In 1994 Annabelle married wealthy banker Nat Rothschild  in Las Vegas, before divorcing in 1997.

She does not leave behind any children.

May Annabelle Neilson rest in peace.

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