“Iron will that has not abandoned it until the end”

Raffaella Carrà went away in silence.

One month after his 78th birthday, the ‘National Raffa’ left us. Unique, unforgettable lady of our local television. All-round artist guided by an iron will. Both during his long and brilliant career, and away from the limelight. Like the last period during which she waged a direct battle against the disease that had struck her. A silent battle. In absolute confidentiality, “so that her personal ordeal would not disturb the bright memory of her”, as explained by a note released in the afternoon by the family.

No mention of the disease in recent months. Not even in that last tweet entrusted to social media to celebrate her birthday, just last June 18: she merely thanked those who had given her an affectionate greeting. And yet, for some time now “the disease had attacked that body of his so tiny and yet so full of overflowing energy”, still explain the dearest affections.

“Her unstoppable force – reads the note again – that has imposed her at the top of the world star system, an iron will that has never abandoned her until the end, making sure that nothing of her deep suffering leaked out. The umpteenth gesture of love towards her audience and towards those who shared her affection, so that her personal ordeal would not disturb the bright memory of her “.

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