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'IT'S ABOUT THE JOURNEY'

Tragic TPT ‘predicted her own death’ weeks before it happened and had come to terms with it, reveals pal

TARA Palmer-Tomkinson revealed she did not fear dying when she visited a sick pal in hospital just weeks before her death.

The socialite and TV star who was battling a brain tumour told her friend Kirsty Shaw-Rayner that death "comes to us all, I've accepted that".

Tara Palmer Tomkinson with Jason Gardiner and her friend Kirsty Shaw Rayner Prostate Cancer Charity Decadence at the Bloomsbury Ballroom in London
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Tara Palmer Tomkinson with Jason Gardiner and her friend Kirsty Shaw Rayner Prostate Cancer Charity Decadence at the Bloomsbury Ballroom in LondonCredit: Alpha Press
Tara said she didn't like funerals 'where everyone has a good time and gets drunk'
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Tara has said previously she didn't like funerals 'where everyone has a good time and gets drunk'Credit: Getty Images
Tara Palmer-Tomkinson was found dead at her London flat on 8 February 2017
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Tara Palmer-Tomkinson was found dead at her London flat on 8 February 2017Credit: Getty Images
The last picture of Tara was taken outside her home on January 25 this year
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The last picture of Tara was taken outside her home on January 25 this yearCredit: Goff Photos
Tara Palmer-Tomkinson died on Wednesday, with family now saying she had died peacefully in her sleep
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Tara Palmer-Tomkinson died on Wednesday, with her family now saying she had died peacefully in her sleepCredit: EPA
Tara shares a tender moment with Prince Charles at a breast cancer awareness event at Clarence House in 2003
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Tara shares a tender moment with Prince Charles at a breast cancer awareness event at Clarence House in 2003Credit: Getty Images
Tara and Duncan were very close friends for many years
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Tara and Duncan James, formerly of Blue, were very close friends for many years after datingCredit: Rex Features

Tara, 45, was found dead at her home on Wednesday, months after revealing she had been diagnosed with a brain tumour.

The reports that the selfless star had been nursing her friend Kirsty, 43,back to health after she had a lifesaving operation.

The former IT girl, who looked painfully thin, went to see Kirsty who was recuperating in intensive care at London's Prince Grace Hospital.

A source told the Sunday Mirror that Tara in poor health and was "very, very skinny" but was being "incredibly brave".

They added: "There was only one moment when Tara was talking about her life and she said: ‘Death comes to all of us, I’ve accepted that. It’s all about the journey you choose to take.

"That’s the only thing you can control’."

The source said that Tara had turned to alternative therapists in her final months and met with a spiritual healer and a psychic.

In her later life, Tara had also reportedly found a "lot of solace" in poetry, and would quote her favourite work 'Ode to Psyche'.

Tara pictured arriving at Prince William's 21st birthday party, which had an Out Of Africa theme, at Windsor Castle
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Tara pictured arriving at Prince William's 21st birthday party, which had an Out Of Africa theme, at Windsor CastleCredit: Getty Images
Tara was a contestant on the first ever I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here in 2002
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Tara was a contestant on the first ever I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here in 2002Credit: Rex Features
Tara found fame after penning details of her extravagant party girl lifestyle in The Sunday Times
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Tara found fame after penning details of her extravagant party girl lifestyle in The Sunday TimesCredit: PA:Press Association

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The cause of Tara's death has not yet been confirmed.

Tara’s close friends the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall said they were "deeply saddened" at her death, after she battled cocaine and alcohol addictions for much of her adult life.

Tributes flooded in from her fellow celebrities and fans relived their favourite anecdotes which showcase her unique character.

The brunette model became a household name after crossing the line from aristocratic society into celebrity culture, equally at home mingling with the Royals or appearing on reality shows.

The star was born in Hampshire to Olympic skier Charles Palmer-Tomkinson and wife Patricia in 1971.

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