Lady Annabel Goldsmith, the socialite who gave her name to a famous Mayfair nightclub, has died aged 91.

Her son Ben Goldsmith, an environmentalist and financier, described her as "quite simply irreplaceable" and said her life had been "extraordinary and complete".

The widow of flamboyant billionaire financier Sir James Goldsmith died peacefully in her sleep on Saturday morning, her family said.

Mr Goldsmith paid tribute to his mother in a statement to The Times newspaper, which read: "She was quite simply irreplaceable.

"We are bereft, not for her - because her life has been extraordinary and complete - but for us, because of the immense hole in our lives she leaves behind.

"I spoke to her every day for 45 years. She truly had my back and we loved each other very much. I will miss he

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