A huge sum exceeding £18,000 has so far been raised in Georgia Taylor’s memory
Georgia Taylor
Beautiful tributes have been paid to a hugely popular 24-year-old woman who died suddenly. Georgia Taylor from Gwaelod-y-Garth passed away in the early hours of August 21, 2025 at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff (UHW). Her devastated family – including her mum Nicola, dad John and younger brother Joe – described her as being a “magnetic person” who loved life and had a bright future ahead of her.
They said she had been pursuing a promising career in London prior to her death, and friends said she had a “rare gift of putting a smile on everyone’s face” and had “energy like no other”.
Paying tribute to their daughter, Nicola and John, said: “We miss her every second of every minute of every hour of every day. We still can’t imagine life without her.
“Her life has been cut short, we are absolutely devastated that she won’t experience the life she deserved. It’s just not fair.”
The family said Georgia had an incredible sense of humour and always had “the loudest laugh in the room”.
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Georgia was only 24 when she passed away
She held her family and friends in the highest regard, which was evidenced by more than 900 people attending her funeral on September 25.
Nicola said: “Georgia was always so happy. She had a completely infectious laugh and she lit up a room.
“Like all her friends said in her eulogy, whether you met her for 24 years or 24 minutes, every single person adored her.
“Everybody in their speeches said she would be their go-to person who would calm situations down and talk to them about anything.
“She loved life and she loved to party with her friends. She always had loads and loads of friends, she was like a magnet.
“Everyone has said that she was the glue that kept all the groups together. She was always the one to organise plans.
“She was just the lushest person, she really was.”
Georgia loved spending time with her friends and family(Image: The Taylor family)
Sharing an example of how much Georgia loved spending time with the people in her life, the family described how in lockdown she had the idea of creating a pub in their back garden. It was built by Georgia’s dad, John, and called the Taylor’s Tavern.
Reading part of Georgia’s eulogy, her friends said: “Only Georgia would invite everyone and anyone she met to the pub in her garden and act shocked when half of Cardiff turned up.”
Nicola explained that after completing her A-levels at Radyr comprehensive school Georgia went to the University of Reading to do a degree in business and consumer marketing where she made lots of friends and achieved a 2:1.
In 2021 she secured an internship in London at Nicola’s sister’s company, Dow Jones, which she excelled at.
“That temporary role turned into a permanent one and she became the youngest client engagement specialist on the team,” Nicola said.
“She loved her working life and her colleagues who will deeply miss her.
“They can work from home two days a week, but most of them would go into the office because she was there and lit up the office with her smile, laughter and banter.
“Her colleagues are devastated and said she’s irreplaceable, so instead of employing someone new they’re going to share her work out.
“She was doing so well in work and we were told she would have worked her way up. It’s just such a shame.”
Georgia had a promising future ahead of her(Image: The Taylor family)
Georgia’s brother, 21-year-old Joe, said his sister showed no judgement towards anyone.
He said she had many talents and hobbies including skiing and running, and completed the London Marathon earlier this year in memory of their grandfather.
He said: “Everybody got along with her, she was such an infectious person and showed no judgement towards others. Everybody loved her.
“She ran the London marathon this year to raise money for pancreatic cancer [after our] grandfather passed away almost a year to the day of Georgia’s passing. She ran it for him and she smashed it.
“She was amazing at skiing as well and particularly loved the apres ski with an aperol spritz in hard.”
Georgia with her brother Joe(Image: The Taylor family)
Describing the circumstances that lead up to Georgia’s death the family said that Georgia had always been very well and healthy. She rarely took time off work or had any ailments, they said.
However, at the end of June Georgia developed symptoms that at first didn’t appear to be a cause for concern.
Nicola explained: “She didn’t have any medical issues, she wasn’t taking any medication and she wasn’t ill at all. She’s never been an ill or a sickly person.
“First of all she started getting rashes on some of her fingers around June time. She wore lots of rings so I told her to stop wearing them as it may have been a reaction.
“At the beginning of July her face swelled up and was puffy around her eyes. She also had a rash up her arm.
“She went to the local GP in London and they gave her antihistamines and hydrocortisone because they thought it was an allergy.
“These didn’t work and her face was still swollen so she couldn’t go to work. A few days later it still hadn’t gone down so she went to A&E as she also felt breathless.
“They checked some stats and those came back fine and then they sent her away with more antihistamines.”
Georgia completed the London Marathon earlier this year
At the beginning of August the family went away on a week long trip to Greek Island, Zante.
Although Georgia seemed generally well, during a walk she complained of a “niggling pain” in her right calf while they walked up a hill.
The following day Nicola said Georgia could “hardly walk” – although her face was no longer swollen.
“We took her to the chemist and they gave her ibuprofen gel and some painkillers which seemed to relieve the pain after a day or so,” Nicola said.
“She flew home and was fine. Her leg was probably still hurting but she didn’t mention it and she went to Worcester for the weekend with friends.
“She came home and the next morning she said her leg was in agony and so a family member arranged for her to see a physio.”
The family said Georgia went for her appointment at around 6pm on August 20 before she messaged Nicola to hurry and get there because she didn’t feel well and needed to go to the hospital.
“We got in there and it all happened really quickly,” Nicola said.
Georgia loved holidays with her family and friends(Image: The Taylor family)
Emergency services arrived at the scene and transported Georgia to the UHW where she later passed away with all her family by her side.
The family said: “The paramedics and air ambulance were really responsive and prompt and the staff at UHW were so attentive and supportive.”
Georgia’s cause of death is yet to be confirmed.
Nicola and John said: “After it happened we just couldn’t believe it was real, it was awful. It’s an unimaginable pain. It was just so sudden, we were in complete denial. And still are to a certain extent.
“Every morning we wake up and think, ‘how has this happened?’, ‘What are we going to do today without our beautiful girl?’”
Georgia was a keen skier(Image: The Taylor family)
Ahead of Georgia’s funeral the family asked for donations for charity 2Wish. The charity aims to ensure that anyone affected by the sudden and unexpected death of a child or young adult aged 25 or under receives appropriate bereavement support.
The family said they were incredibly grateful to everyone who has donated, with more than £18,000 so far raised. The fundraiser is still open and you can support it here.
They said: “We’d like to thank everybody for their kind donations, it means a lot. We’ve also been massively supported by friends, family and work colleagues. It has affected so many people.
“It just goes to show if you are kind like Georgia, people notice it.”
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