Death
Palmer died from a sudden heart attack in a Paris hotel room on 26 September 2003 at age 54. He had been in the French capital after recording a television appearance in London for Yorkshire TV, a retrospective titled My Kinda People.[8][21] His long-term partner, Mary Ambrose, was not with him at his death.[22] Among those who paid tribute were Duran Duran, stating: "He was a very dear friend and a great artist. This is a tragic loss to the British music industry."[8] He was buried in Lugano, Switzerland.[23]
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