Shane MacGowan's widow remembers his 'pure and unconditional love' on Valentine's Day

The widow of Irish rocker Shane MacGowan has remembered his "pure and unconditional love" on Valentine's Day. 

Victoria Mary Clarke posted a picture of her late husband - best known for the song 'Fairytale of New York' and being the lead singer of The Pogues - on her personal Instagram profile yesterday (February 14), with an accompanying caption on the endurance of love. 

It reads: "A soul mate is anyone who can make you feel love and who opens your heart to the beauty and the joy of the world. A true soulmate will ultimately help you to connect with your own soul by shining their light so brightly that your connection with universal love is sparked up and you are reminded of your timeless and eternal beautiful soul inside of you. 

"Every time you look at your soulmate you see the love and joy of their soul shining through and you feel joyful. I was really really lucky to have a constant reminder of pure and unconditional love in my husband Shane and he was able to influence me to find my own soul connection and to feel the love for him but also to feel love for everything and for life itself. 

"Valentine’s Day is all about romance and romantic love and that is a magical and beautiful thing and we always celebrated it and bought each other flowers. Now that he has moved on up to the higher dimensions, I miss being able to do Valentine’s Day but I can’t forget that love itself never dies. And you can always tune in to it and feel the joy and appreciation for your soul connection even through the tears!

"Love to everyone today." 

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Hundreds of fans and loved ones praised Victoria's strength and sent her "lots of love". 

One person commented, "You're so much stronger than you think" while another stated, "It's not easy to spend a day like this without your soulmate, but as youu have created so many memories together, revel in the joy of those memories, and create new ones." 

MacGowan died of pneumonia at the age of 65 after a long period of illness.