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The Body of Alexander McQueen being removed from his London home
Death of Alexander McQueen, London, Britain - 11 Feb 2010
Fashion designer Alexander McQueen has been found dead after committing suicide. The 40-year-old was found hanged at his luxury flat in London's Green Park this morning. According to police an ambulance called to the London address at around 10:40 a.m. and found McQueen already dead. It is thought that the designer was distraught over the death of his beloved mother, Joyce, a week earlier. McQueen's death also comes just three years after his close friend Isabella Blow took her own life. When he graduated from the prestigious Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, Blow famously bought McQueen's graduation collection in its entirety and the pair went on to become a great friends. The influential fashion stylist killed herself in May 2007, taking an overdose of weed killer after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer. McQueen had been due to unveil his new collection in Paris in a few weeks time.