POPPY Chancellor tragically died on Friday following a lengthy battle with leukaemia.
Downton Abbey star Anna Chancellor paid a touching tribute to her daughter on social media following her death.
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Poppy, 36, an illustrator and paper-cut artist who had been suffering from acute myeloid leukaemia, passed away while surrounded by family on Friday.
Anna, along with other relatives, yesterday uploaded a message on her daughter’s social media in which they paid tribute to “an unbelievable life force”.
They wrote: “To all you wonderful and most-loved friends of Poppy. We send you this message with our deepest love.
“On September 29 Poppy died, held tight by her immediate family just as she had wished.
“Despite every effort, her body could not continue any longer. So we, her family and friends who all adore her join the other families who have lost loved ones far too young.
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“Poppy was and is an unbelievable life force of creativity, compassion, wit, beauty and sheer uniqueness. She transformed our lives, and we are beyond grateful.”
They also thanked Royal Marsden Hospital staff in London who treated Poppy and sent a message of support to others going through similar situations.
Poppy had studied at the Royal Drawing School and worked with several high-profile brands including Cath Kidston and Adidas.
The artist previously spoke to the Daily Mail in May as she prepared to begin her chemotherapy treatment.
She said: “I am terrified and physically exhausted – at the same time as learning to talk to my body and cells with loving defiance.”
Anna Chancellor, 58, is best known for her role as the Dowager Lady Anstruther in the ITV drama Downton Abbey.
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