TV chef died from natural causes

Keith Floyd was known for his exuberant style of TV cookery

Television chef Keith Floyd died from natural causes, it has been revealed.

Floyd, who was buried in a non-religious ceremony in Bristol, had a heart attack at his partner's home in Bridport, Dorset, on 14 September.

Floyd, 65, who had been diagnosed with bowel cancer in June, enjoyed a last meal of oysters and partridge, along with champagne.

The details of the post-mortem examination were released by the coroner for West Dorset.

Glass of wine

Floyd, who was born near Reading in Berkshire, was buried in a hand-made coffin made of banana leaves.

The ceremony, on 30 September, included a reading of Rudyard Kipling's poem If and a performance of a song called Keith Floyd Blues by Bill Padley.

The chef's daughter Poppy read a tribute to her father, saying: "You would have definitely preferred to have been a rock star called Elvis than a famous cook called Keith Floyd."

From the 1980s, Floyd presented a number of popular cookery programmes in which he could often be seen clutching a glass of wine.