Its cult title Last Christmas turns on a loop, but Christmas remains a sad period for fans of George Michael … The British singer was indeed found dead at his home, on December 25, 2016, at only 53 years old … Five years after his death, his loved ones have finally completed his gravestone. This is what an article in the English tabloid reveals The Sun, released on December 17, 2021.
It was not until March 2017 that George Michael was buried in Highgate Cemetery, north London. It must be said that the investigation into the circumstances of his death took time … The star of Wham! has since rested alongside his mother Lesley (deceased in 1997) and his sister Melanie (who died three years after him). Finally, Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou – whose real name is – is entitled to a tombstone in his name. No sumptuous tomb for the star with the 115 million records sold, but a rectangular tombstone, rather small and uncluttered, with the simple inscription: “Beloved son, brother, friend.“
Why did George Michael – and his fans – have to wait so long for this last home to be finished? The reason would not be financial. “George’s grave has not been marked for fear that it will become a morbid tourist attraction, explains a tabloid source. But a lot of people thought he deserved better. “