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Socialite and former model Tara Palmer-Tomkinson would recite nightly prayer
She revealed the specific wording during an interview with a journalist
Hundreds of heartfelt tributes have revealed a vulnerable side to the party girl
In a recent, unpublished interview she spoke of her desire to 'make my family proud of me again'

Published: 11:08 EST, 9 February 2017 | Updated: 20:12 EST, 9 February 2017

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Following the death of socialite Tara Palmer-Tomkinson, hundreds of touching tributes have revealed a more vulnerable side to the one-time party girl.

She was discovered at her apartment in upmarket Bramham Gardens by her cleaner yesterday shortly before 2pm. Tara had recently revealed she had been receiving treatment for a growth in her pituitary gland and a rare auto-immune disease.

Among those to express their sorrow at her passing was Prince Charles, her godfather, and his wife Camilla; Piers Morgan; her ex-boyfriend Duncan James; fashion expert Gok Wan; and shoe designer Patrick Cox.

Following the death of socialite Tara Palmer-Tomkinson in London, hundreds of touching tributes have revealed a more vulnerable side to the one-time party girl - including the fact she would say a nightly prayer. Pictured: Tara (left) with her parents Patty and Charles, sister Santa and brother James in 1988. Right: With Prince Harry in 1994

She grew up in an aristocratic family, the youngest of three children. She is pictured, aged 16, with the family dog, Wellington

Journalist Polly Vernon, writing for The Telegraph, recounted how during their last interview Tara recited a prayer she said every night before she went to sleep.

Tara told her it went: 'Thank you, God, for a happy day. Sorry if I've been naughty. Please help me to be good tomorrow.'

Ms Vernon said: 'I found it quite heartbreaking. As I walked away, I remember feeling I'd been in the presence of someone, deep-down, incredibly sad.'

In a recent, unpublished interview conducted just weeks before her death, she was asked what drives her in life. ‘To make my family proud of me again,’ she said. ‘I’ve put them through a lot.’

Tara on a ski lift in 1994 with her sister Santa (left), Prince Charles (second right) and a young Prince Harry (right)

Friends, acquaintances, journalists who interviewed her and strangers who were fortunate enough to spend time in her company were struck by her incredible warmth and generosity.

On Twitter, Tara's former I'm A Celebrity co-star Darren Day wrote: 'I'm so sad to hear that Tara Palmer-Tomkinson has passed away. Thoughts and love to her family RIP Tara x.'

Fashion expert Gok Wan wrote: 'So sad to hear of TPT passing away. So young...'

Shoe designer Patrick Cox penned: 'Tara Palmer-Tomkinson. Hadn't seen you in a while… Will always remember your birthday at Tramps when you made your entrance in a bikini and fur coat… A legendary Londoner. #tarapalmertomkinson'.

Tara Palmer-Tomkinson was found dead in her flat yesterday . She is pictured left, with her close friend Ivan Massow at Annabel Goldsmith's party in in 2014, and right in November,when she revealed she was being treated for a tumour