George Michael’s family writes an emotional Christmas message four years since his death

George Michael’s family has written an emotional Christmas message, four years since his death.

The Wham! the singer died on Christmas Day in 2016, at the age of 53, with his sister Melanie Panayiotou starting a tradition of writing a Christmas message every year.

Last year, Melanie died at the age of 59, just three years to the day after Michael passed away. This year, the Yioda sister took over the tradition.

In the emotional post, Yioda thanked her fans for the good wishes they sent after Melanie’s death, saying that their love and kindness gave her great comfort at such a difficult time.

She included a photo of George and Melanie together in black and white, with George sitting at a microphone holding a guitar watching his sister.

Yioda wrote: ‘Hello Everybody, Lovelies and Friends Everywhere,’

‘At this time last year Melanie was writing to you, as she had been so beautifully since George’s death on Christmas Day 2016, to thank you all for the love and best wishes you sent to family in 2019.

“Melanie loved to communicate with George and Lovelies fans all over the world, but when she wrote…

‘We will move away from evil and enjoy ourselves as much as we can in the year ahead… none of us knew exactly what a difficult year 2020 would be like, and no one would know within a few days she would have been taken from us so suddenly.

‘We want to thank all of you who sent us your thoughts and love last Christmas when Melanie died; we read every message and your words and love were a great comfort at a time of terrible grief.

‘There were so many beautiful messages, but one stood out for me … and thanks to the group of fans who sent it.’

The fan ‘s message said:’ Dear Melanie, your messages and support have given the Lovelies strength. They encouraged us to support a charity and ‘pay it forward’.

‘We will follow our good deeds in your two names. You will now rest in heavenly peace with George and your mother. Heaven was put in heaven. ‘

Yioda continued: ‘Perfect words for closing with…. Putting away hopes for a peaceful and loving Christmas rest however you spend it. With Yioda, Jack and David xxxx ‘relatives.

According to The Mirror, former hairdresser Melanie died after falling into a diabetic coma as a result of diabetic ketoacidosis.

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a serious complication of diabetes that occurs when your body makes high levels of blood acids called ketones.

A post-mortem was performed, and, according to the publication, in March this year the cause of Melanie’s death was confirmed by Crown Assistant for Inner North London, Jonathan Stevens.

Her body was found at her £ 6.2 million home in Hampstead, North London, owned by her ex-brother on Christmas Day.

Sources at the time said she had been nearby in her final years since her brother’s sudden death.

As well as traveling the world with George, the hairdresser regularly became a London nightclub scene in the early 1990s.

Like her brother, however, she was devastated by the death of their mother Lesley in 1997.

When George embarked on a well-publicized battle with drugs and alcohol, she gave herself up to prevent him from being possessed by his demons.

Sources say she was ‘heartbroken’ and in ‘real pain’ when she failed.

It was reported in December that Melanie would be buried beside her unmarked grave at Highgate Cemetery, where the mother of the late sisters is also buried.