Kate Beckinsale has described saying goodbye to her mother as “the hardest thing” she has ever done. The 51-year-old actress’ mother, Judy Loe, passed away in July after a battle with stage four cancer. Beckinsale shared photographs from a “celebration of life” she organised to honour her mother and expressed gratitude for the outpouring of love shown on the day.
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On Instagram, Beckinsale wrote: “Dearest Mama, the fact that you have had to have a funeral at all is wrong and ludicrous. You are the biggest lover of life, the most energetic, the most vital, the most joyous. The only mandate you gave me over the years was that you wanted a celebration of your life and that no one was to wear black – so no one did.” She described the overwhelming love and happiness at the event, which reflected her mother’s life and the people she had inspired.
Beckinsale recalled the emotional difficulty of attending the service: “I think the hardest thing I have ever had to do was say goodbye to you and I haven’t managed it yet. I still reach for my phone in the early hours of the morning to text you and then realise that I won’t get a response.” She went on to describe the gathering at Chiswick House, where people of all ages celebrated her mother’s life, with dancing, laughter and memories shared across generations.
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The actress also reflected on the support she has received from the relationships her mother nurtured. “At the moment I am so blindsided and devastated that it is safer for me to be on my own, but I know from your funeral that the relationships you nurtured so carefully over the years are there for me too, and that is another part of your generosity that will live on. I love you, Mama. You are in my blood. You are in my bones, you are in my heart, broken or not you are there.” Beckinsale had previously announced her mother’s death on Instagram, admitting she felt “paralysed” by the loss.
