Sir Cliff Richard devastated over death of friend he lived with for 30 years

Sir Cliff Richard has introduced the demise of his good friend Invoice Latham (Image: REX/Shutterstock)

Sir Cliff Richard has been left distraught following the demise of a detailed good friend that he had lived with for 30 years.

The 82-year-old is mourning the lack of his former supervisor, Invoice Latham, who was additionally a lifelong good friend to the star.

Sir Cliff took to Fb to pay tribute to his good friend, who he credited for serving to him discover the ‘religious pathway’ that helped to vary his life.

Sharing a photograph of himself and Latham alongside American evangelist Billy Graham, he began his message: ‘Pricey all. One more loss.

‘This time, somebody I really feel as if I’ve know endlessly has left this life and moved on to a greater one. Many, if not all of you, will know of whom I write….Invoice Latham.

‘He's the one who led me onto that religious pathway that modified my life absolutely and fully. He confirmed me how vital it was to be charitable and in addition be courageous sufficient to talk overtly of my religion.

Sir Cliff and Latham lived collectively for 30 years (Image: Sipa/REX/Shutterstock)

‘Invoice was a kind of individuals who you could possibly reliably lean on and I did, many occasions.’

He continued: ‘It’s at all times going to be troublesome dropping a good friend and I do know that Invoice had many mates and they'll all have the ability to relate to those, my phrases. “Invoice was Non secular and loving and enjoyable”.

‘He might be missed enormously and can reside on within the many hearts of those who cherished and revered him…my coronary heart being one in every of them.’

Latham used to handle Sir Cliff (Image: Tim Rooke/REX/Shutterstock)

Sir Cliff signed off: ‘God bless you Invoice. You deserve your Relaxation In Peace….Cliff.’

Talking beforehand about rumours that surrounded the pair whereas they had been residing with each other, Sir Cliff instructed the Night Commonplace in 2008: ‘When Invoice and I lived collectively, there have been at all times tales about what individuals suspected our actual relationship was, however what no person realised was that his girlfriend was residing with us, too.

Sir Cliff has credited his late good friend for altering his life (Image: Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

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‘No one requested about that – not that it was anybody else’s enterprise. They only thought: “Uh-oh, two guys residing collectively.”

‘When Invoice determined to maneuver out, it was as a result of he and his girlfriend needed to be alone collectively, easy as that.

‘However a few of the tales which might be going round are past perception. It's virtually as if persons are attempting to spoil our friendship.

‘But I’ve made it crystal clear that that is how I prefer to reside. I prefer to suppose that every one the innuendo goes over my head, though I nonetheless get aggravated typically.

‘It used to fret me so much as a result of it’s simply not truthful on the opposite social gathering. OK, I've to place up with it, however they don’t.’